CBPR is a community-based participatory research partnership which has been defined as "a collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings."
Thus, the PILI ‘Ohana Program, a community-academic partnership, was formed to conduct CBPR activities aimed at eliminating health disparities and, in particular, obesity disparities in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Peoples.
The Administrative Core oversees and is responsible for coordinating meetings, facilitating communications between partnering organizations and assisting with collaborative research activities. The Administrative Core's Co-Directors also organize and provide administrative assistance to the Program's Community Advisory Board (CAB) and the Intervention Steering Committee (ISC).
The Community Advisory Board's (CAB) role is to provide guidance and advice on developing and sustaining partnerships and on establishing policies consistent with CBPR principles to govern the PILI ‘Ohana Program (POP). CAB members serve in a voluntary capacity; meeting bi-annually.
The Intervention Steering Committee (ISC) is comprised of a team of investigators (academic and community) from 5 of the community organizations based on their willingness and ability to perform the research activities to meet the specific aims of this study.
The ISC assumes overall responsibility for designing the intervention protocol and for collecting data on community needs and assets.
Community members of the ISC serve as community investigators and work closely with the academic researchers in a co-learning environment to develop an intervention that reflects the best combination between community expertise and scientific methods.
ISC Community Organizations:
ISC Academic Partners: