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

A community-academic partnership for low-income African American women in public housing using the CBPR Partnership Readiness Model increased project advisory board membership by 150% after one year.

• Why it matters: Adherence to the DASH eating plan is low in low-income African American women, who face a disproportionate hypertension burden, and barriers needed clearer community input.
• What they did: The team recruited project advisory board members via existing community research and volunteer work, created a 33-page workbook, and used a questionnaire to collect member feedback.
• The result: Members reported satisfaction with progress on local food equity initiatives and partnership sustainability, suggesting the model helps evaluate advisory board formation for public housing stakeholders.

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