Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Objectives/Goals: To create, train, and evaluate the FAST-PACE (Promoting Academic and Community Engagement) Toolkit that catalyzes academic-community translation science teams during a public health emergency. The toolkit is a road map based on the Research Readiness and Partnership Protocol (R2P2), which was developed from the Flint Water Crisis. Methods/Study Population: A literature review was conducted by the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research Community Engagement (MICHR CE) program and the Community-Based Organization Partners (CBOP), to identify important and common elements in disaster response protocols with a set of key interviews (n = 31) to glean perspectives from community leaders. Key findings were extracted and reviewed to generate guidelines and recommendations for the R2P2 protocol. The co-developed FAST-PACE Toolkit launched its expansion statewide to address emergencies and health disparities of communities in crisis. The iterative process consisted of community report-outs, gathering input from stakeholders, via discussion, and evaluation surveys. The feedback was used to develop, enhance, and tailor the toolkit and training content. Results/Anticipated Results: Data from training (n = 8) of the critical elements of the FAST-PACE Toolkit, which provides guidance for academic and community team members that includes 1) assessing community assets and needs; 2) engaging in clear and bidirectional communication; 3) facilitating transparency and equitable partnering; 4) identifying health equity and justice issues; and 5) conducting the evaluation of research. The training will be disseminated in-person and virtually across the state of Michigan resulting in participants sharing community-identified health issues and social determinants of health to assist MICHR CE to suggest resources to address health impacts. Discussion/Significance of Impact: The FAST-PACE Toolkit borne from the flint water crisis and confounded by other crises used CEnR principles to create a translation science roadmap. It equips communities and collaborating academic institutions across the state to respond to public health crises and fosters equitable translation science partnerships built on respect and trust.
DOI: 10.1017/cts.2024.707
Institutions: University of Michigan, Michigan State University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,200
OpenAlex ID: W4408822774