BUILDING BRIDGES TO OPTIMUM HEALTH: WORLD KIDNEY DAY

2010

BUILDING BRIDGES TO OPTIMUM HEALTH

A community-academic partnership dedicated to convening community-driven knowledge-transfer activities

The thread weaving the numerous community town hall meetings, community symposiums, and community conferences

Each endeavor is based on a framework of Community-Partnered Participatory Strategies of Engagement

We honor the vision of Ms. Loretta Jones for conceptualizing this theme and her passion for partnered action

THE COMMUNITY-PARTNERED PARTICIPATORY STRATEGY

1. Identifies a health issue that fits community priorities and academic capacity to respond

2. Develops a coalition of community, policy and academic stakeholders that informs, supports, shares and uses the products

3. Engages the community through conferences and workshops that provide information, determine readiness to proceed, and invites input

4. Initiates workgroups that develop, implement, and evaluate action plans

L. Jones, JAMA 2007

Community-Partnered Participatory Strategies:

Guiding Principles Trust

Respect

Participation

Knowledge

Experience

R. Bluthenthal at al Eth & Dis. 2006

WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2010

Represents the 4rd consecutive year that the Building Bridges to Optimum Health partners have sponsored this event

The planning of World Kidney Day 2010 is the result of a Conference Planning Committee, comprised of:

Community agencies and community members

Patients affected by Kidney Disease

Academic faculty

Medical and social agencies

WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2010

Conference program topics and speakers reflect:

Input from the Planning Committee

Guidance from feedback gained from evaluations of participants from the prior year’s conference

BUILDING BRIDGES TO OPTIMUM HEALTH: WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2010

Is a community dialogue to increase awareness of Kidney Disease

Mobilize and engage communities to become more active in prevention and promoting early detection of Kidney Disease

Learn about community’s perceptions of Kidney Disease risk and barriers to prevention and care

BUILDING BRIDGES TO OPTIMUM HEALTH: WORLD KIDNEY DAY 2010

Ultimately strives to:

Provide everyone a voice

Together we can collaboratively develop strategies to reduce the burden of Kidney Disease in South Los Angeles