A Third on the Shelf: Rethinking Power in Community Research
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Kirk and Lacy discuss the implications of shifting research funding on community partnerships and the competing needs of funders, researchers, and communities.
Kirk & Lacy on shifting research funding away from federal grants: what happens to community partnerships when the money—and the rules—change? Summary Three Audiences, One Report Lacy Fabian and Kirk Knestis untangle a fundamental confusion in community health research: there are three distinct audiences with competing needs—funders want accountability, researchers want generalizable knowledge, and communities want immediate benefit. Current practice optimizes for the funder, producing deliverables that don’t help the people being served. The alternative isn’t “no strings attached” anarchy but rather honest negotiation about who benefits and who bears the burden of proof. Kirk’s revelation about resource allocation is stark: if one-third of evaluation budgets goes to Click here to view the printable newsletter with images. More readable than a transcript . Contents Please comment and ask questions: at the comment section at the bottom of the show notes on LinkedIn via email YouTube channel DM on Instagram , TikTok to @healthhats Substack Patreon Production Team Kayla Nelson: Web and Social Media Coach, Dissemination, Help Desk Leon van Leeuwen…
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Host: Danny van Leeuwen
Guests: Lacy Fabian, Kirk Knestis
Topics covered
- community research
- funding
- partnerships
- health equity
- accountability
Keywords
- community health
- research funding
- evaluation budgets
- accountability
- generalizable knowledge
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