Increasing Accessibility for Community Participants at Academic Conferences. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action

Background: To decrease the gulf between academic and community perspectives, there has been an increased call among stakeholder groups to collaborate in solving complex urban health problems. Despite these recent shifts, however, community partners face barriers to participate in conferences, ultimately limiting exchange of ideas and uptake of research data. This paper reports on the evaluation of the strategy used to engage community participants at the 4th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH) held in Toronto, Canada, in October, 2005.

Publication Date: 
2008
Pages: 
257-264
Volume: 
2
Issue: 
3
Journal Name: 
Progress in Community Health Partnerships, Research Education and Action