Community Engagement in Health-Related Research: A Case Study of a Community-Linked Research Infrastructure, Jefferson County, Arkansas, 2011–2013

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The figure presents a conceptual framework to depict 1) the composition of the implementation team, 2) components of the infrastructure, and 3) which outcomes each component was to contribute to and influence. The figure shows these 3 sections, respectively, from left to right with arrows between each. Section 1 shows 3 circles labelled Community Partners, Practice Partners, and Academic Partners with an adjoining line and arrow that points to a box labeled Implementation Team. The Implementation Team box connects to Section 2. Section 2 is titled Community-Linked Research Infrastructure and lists the following infrastructure components, each in a different box, in a vertical line. From top to bottom they read: Community Advisory Board, Connector Program, Resource Directory, Health Registry, and Research Collaborative. Each component is connected by 2-sided arrows that draw a line between all the components to illustrate their interconnectedness and to signify that they all function at the same time. Each component also has 2 to 5 matching 1-sided arrows that point to the right to various outcomes listed in Section 3. Community Advisory Board arrows connect to Research Relevance, Participant Burden, and New Community-Engaged Research Grants. Connector Program arrows connect to Research Relevance, Participant Burden, Identification of Resources, New Pool of Potential Participants, New Community–Academic Partnerships, and New Community-Engaged Research Grants. Resource Directory arrows connect to Identification of Resources and New Community–Academic Partnerships. Health Registry arrows connect to Research Relevance, New Pool of Potential Participants, and New Community-Engaged Research Grants. Research Collaborative arrows connect to Research Relevance, Identification of Resources, New Community–Academic Partnerships, and New Community-Engaged Research Grants. Section 3 is titled Outcomes and lists the following outcomes in boxes in a vertical line. From top to bottom they read: Research Relevance, Participant Burden, Identification of Resources, New Pool of Potential Participants, New Community–Academic Partnerships, and New Community-Engaged Research Grants. The arrows in Section 2 indicate an influence and association with the infrastructure components.

Figure. Conceptual framework of the infrastructure.

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