Building a community-academic partnership in public housing: Lessons from applying the CBPR Partnership Readiness Model

The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating plan has been shown to reduce hypertension; however, adherence is low among low-income African American (AA) women, who experience a disproportionate burden of hypertension. To better understand barriers to DASH among low-income AA women, specifically AA women living in public housing, we established a community-academic partnership using a project advisory board (PAB). This paper applies the CBPR Partnership Readiness Model to assess community stakeholder readiness for the partnership. PAB members were recruited through ongoing researc

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