The NCCB Case Example: Reflections on a Successful Fourteen-Year CBPR Partnership

The Newark Community Collaborative Board (NCCB) is in its fourteenth year of operation with nine successful research projects and more than six million dollars in funding. The NCCB began with a community needs assessment in Newark, New Jersey, that led to the subsequent establishment of a community...

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Main Authors: Alexis D. Jemal, Ellen Benoit, Shola Thompson, Heather A. Jones, Liliane Windsor, Teri Lassiter, Warren Thompson, The NJ Critical Consciousness Collaborative Board (3CB)
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Language:English
Published: Specialty Publications 2024-07-01
Series:Journal of Participatory Research Methods
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.120896
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author Alexis D. Jemal
Ellen Benoit
Shola Thompson
Heather A. Jones
Liliane Windsor
Teri Lassiter
Warren Thompson
The NJ Critical Consciousness Collaborative Board (3CB)
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description The Newark Community Collaborative Board (NCCB) is in its fourteenth year of operation with nine successful research projects and more than six million dollars in funding. The NCCB began with a community needs assessment in Newark, New Jersey, that led to the subsequent establishment of a community collaborative board (CCB) of consumers, researchers, service providers, and residents committed to advocating for health equity through community engagement and research informed by critical thinking. This paper explores the NCCB’s history and processes that allowed conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce inequities related to social determinants of health (SDH). This conceptual manuscript draws on data from NCCB meeting minutes and a group interview with three of the five founding members. We detail the collaborative process used to develop and assess Community Wise, a multilevel, group-based intervention designed to reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men in Newark, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Review of documentation and interview transcripts revealed the following key ingredients for success: 1) Having a north star; 2) Functional diversity; 3) Challenges as learning opportunities; 4) Board structure and healthy relationships; and 5) Funding and resources. The NCCB has undergone multiple transformations, including a name change to the New Jersey Critical Consciousness Collaborative Board (NJ-3CB), representing its growth from being a small local board to becoming part of a network of community collaborative boards across the United States and a chapter of the global campaign against racism. These and future transitions will help sustain the collaborative journey.
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spelling doaj-art-50d1eee75bb94d21befdedd8d76a17792025-08-20T03:45:27ZengSpecialty PublicationsJournal of Participatory Research Methods2688-02612024-07-015210.35844/001c.120896The NCCB Case Example: Reflections on a Successful Fourteen-Year CBPR PartnershipAlexis D. JemalEllen BenoitShola ThompsonHeather A. JonesLiliane WindsorTeri LassiterWarren ThompsonThe NJ Critical Consciousness Collaborative Board (3CB)The Newark Community Collaborative Board (NCCB) is in its fourteenth year of operation with nine successful research projects and more than six million dollars in funding. The NCCB began with a community needs assessment in Newark, New Jersey, that led to the subsequent establishment of a community collaborative board (CCB) of consumers, researchers, service providers, and residents committed to advocating for health equity through community engagement and research informed by critical thinking. This paper explores the NCCB’s history and processes that allowed conducting community-based participatory research (CBPR) to reduce inequities related to social determinants of health (SDH). This conceptual manuscript draws on data from NCCB meeting minutes and a group interview with three of the five founding members. We detail the collaborative process used to develop and assess Community Wise, a multilevel, group-based intervention designed to reduce substance use among formerly incarcerated men in Newark, funded by the National Institutes of Health. Review of documentation and interview transcripts revealed the following key ingredients for success: 1) Having a north star; 2) Functional diversity; 3) Challenges as learning opportunities; 4) Board structure and healthy relationships; and 5) Funding and resources. The NCCB has undergone multiple transformations, including a name change to the New Jersey Critical Consciousness Collaborative Board (NJ-3CB), representing its growth from being a small local board to becoming part of a network of community collaborative boards across the United States and a chapter of the global campaign against racism. These and future transitions will help sustain the collaborative journey.https://doi.org/10.35844/001c.120896
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The NCCB Case Example: Reflections on a Successful Fourteen-Year CBPR Partnership
Journal of Participatory Research Methods
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