The one-pager: a practical policy advocacy tool for translating community-based participatory research into action

Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2010 Summer;4(2):141-7. doi: 10.1353/cpr.0.0114.

Abstract

The multiple and diverse perspectives, skills, and experiences inherent in community-academic partnerships make them uniquely positioned to educate policy makers and advocate for health equity. Effective communication tools are critical to successfully engage in the policy-making process. Yet few resources emphasize the development and use of practical tools for translating community-based participatory research (CBPR) findings into action. The purpose of this article is to describe a CBPR process for developing and using a one-page summary, or "one-pager," of research findings and their policy implications. This article draws on the experience of the Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP), a community-academic partnership in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to describing these processes, this article includes a template for a one-pager and an example of a one-pager that was written for and presented to federal policy makers.

MeSH terms

  • Community-Based Participatory Research / methods*
  • Humans
  • Information Dissemination / methods*
  • Pamphlets
  • Translational Research, Biomedical