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mechanisms for communication, the changes have not adversely affected the<br />

team’s ability to conduct the research Continued communications between<br />

the DCCR and the JABGC administrative and programmatic staff have been<br />

key to sustaining organizational relationships<br />

Take-Home Messages<br />

• Establishing a collaborative research relationship may involve a different<br />

level <strong>of</strong> engagement than a collaborative outreach relationship<br />

• Organizations have their own responsibilities that have to be met independently<br />

<strong>of</strong> any research<br />

• Communicating regularly and <strong>of</strong>ten to keep all partners aware <strong>of</strong> priorities<br />

within the respective institutions is important<br />

• Working collectively to proactively create relationships and put procedures<br />

in place can help sustain the research when the community organization<br />

staff changes<br />

• It should be understood that, despite the time limits for research, partnerships<br />

must be flexible<br />

References<br />

Grier SA, Kumanyika S Targeted marketing and public health Annual Review<br />

<strong>of</strong> Public Health 2010;31:349-369<br />

Kumanyika S, Grier S Targeting interventions for ethnic minority and lowincome<br />

populations The Future <strong>of</strong> Children 2006;16(1):187-207<br />

Skelton JA, Cook SR, Auinger P, Klein JD, Barlow SE Prevalence and trends<br />

<strong>of</strong> severe obesity among US children and adolescents Academic Pediatrics<br />

2009;9(5):322-329<br />

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