On May 9, 2008, APTR and the National Center for Research Resources, NIH, will host the first in a series of workshops focused on community based research.  This workshop will bring together members of the prevention and public health community to help establish recommendations for academic community collaborations and partnerships with other community programs in translating science into community based practice. 

Outcomes 

• Identify key enablers of successful academic-community provider partnerships
• Identify effective strategies for dissemination, diffusion, and adoption of research
• Identify public and private-sector partners for collaborative translational research

 Intended Audience 

• Chairs of preventive and community medicine departments
• Community-based researchers
•  Academic researchers
• Practitioners
• Medical school research deans
• CDC Prevention Research Centers
• HRSA CHC networks
• Indian Health Service
• VA researchers
• Trans-NIH: CTSA,
• AHRQ PBRNs