This article examines a partnership between the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health (AAIUH), two community-based organizations (CBOs), three universities, and 17 beauty salons. This partnership was created to replicate a salon-based health education and promotion program in African-American and Latino communities in Philadelphia, and its formation was guided by common understanding of four key principles: mutually agreeing on and implementing predefined plans and processes; sharing expertise, resources, and methods; a commitment to building capacity; a commitment to shared credits and rewards. These principles are described, as well as the challenges and lessons learned from both the development of the community-academic partnership and the program replication process. In conclusion, the article demonstrates the overall effectiveness of the partnership and program replication, citing indicators such as leveraging additional funding and results from salon-based surveys that showed a large increase in community...
Browne, R. et al. (2009). Community – academic partnerships: Lessons learned from replicating a salon-based health education and promotion program. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, 3(3), 241-248. Full Text.