Organized in a question-and-answer format, this guide excellent resource describes the conceptual framework for, and processes and steps involved in developing community-engaged research collaborations or partnerships with community-based organizations and agencies. It includes resources to facilitate this work and address some of the barriers to collaboration. A shorter version of this guide is also available for download on UCSF's CTSI website. Click here to download.
Courtesy of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Community Engagement Program.  http://ctsi.ucsf.edu/files/CE_CARE_Guide_for_Investigators.doc