Capacity needs in community-based organizations for enhancing translational research in Puerto Rico

摘要

In an effort to form and sustain community-academic partnerships to enhance clinical and translational research, an assessment of needs for selecting and implementing evidenced-based programs was conducted among a group of community-based organizations (N=62) in Puerto Rico that work or address specific health areas: cancer, neurological disorders, HIV, and cardiovascular health. Little research exists that describes the capacity needs in community-based organizations for building a sustainable translational research capacity and enhancing translational research in Puerto Rico.