The center against family violence- university of Texas at el paso community-academic partnership for sexual violence program evaluation in a u.s.-Mexico border community: A promising practice for enhancing health status in high-risk communities

Karr, Stephanie

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 2:10 PM-3:30 PM

Room 2 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speakers:
Stephanie Karr, N/A, Center Against Family Violence
Thenral Mangadu, MD, MPH, PhD, The University of Texas at El Paso

Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Be able to examine the role of community-academic partnerships for health research in addressing for domestic and sexual violence care provision in resource poor, minority communities.
Discuss specific strategies for sustaining community-academic partnerships to produce positive outcomes for both partners.

Description:
Over 32,000 domestic violence-related calls were made in 2013 to law enforcement in El Paso, Texas, a U.S.- Mexico border city. In 2012, the University of Texas at El Paso(UTEP) and the Center Against Family Violence (CAFV) established a community-academic partnership for sexual violence program evaluation in this culturally and regionally unique setting. The partnership strategies of community-based research, evaluation, civic engagement, health promotion, and dissemination of best practices and partnership outcomes will be discussed.