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      Building Cross-Institutional Collaborative Infrastructure and Processes: Early Lessons From the Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative

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          Abstract

          Background:

          Addressing cancer health disparities requires a multitiered, comprehensive approach. The Chicago Cancer Health Equity Collaborative (ChicagoCHEC) was established as a tri-institutional partnership to advance cancer health equity through scientific discovery, education, and community engagement.

          Objectives:

          Large-scale partnerships rarely document the challenges encountered when establishing processes and operations in the formative years of engagement. We outline selected lessons learned from the first three years of ChicagoCHEC in hopes that future collaborations may be better poised to hit the ground running and create the needed infrastructure for a strong, effective, and sustainable partnership.

          Lessons Learned:

          Unifying a diverse group of stakeholders under a shared mission is imperative. A shared governance structure, in which all individuals understand the aims of partnership and can facilitate progress, is crucial for success. Ongoing monitoring of collaborative processes should occur and attention should be given to the optimization of communications.

          Conclusions:

          Large-scale collaborative research and education projects across institutions can be challenging, particularly when establishing a working infrastructure and aligning priorities. However, the benefit of establishing key processes in the early years of the collaborative process can lead to high-quality research output, impact, and a sustainable partnership.

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          Journal
          101273946
          34877
          Prog Community Health Partnersh
          Prog Community Health Partnersh
          Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
          1557-0541
          1557-055X
          31 December 2019
          2019
          27 January 2020
          : 13
          : 5
          : 5-13
          Affiliations
          [(1) ]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
          [(2) ]Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University
          [(3) ]Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago
          [(4) ]University of Illinois Cancer Center, University of Illinois at Chicago
          [(5) ]Department of Economics, Northeastern Illinois University
          [(6) ]Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
          [(7) ]College of Education, Northeastern Illinois University
          [(8) ]College of Graduate Studies and Research, Northeastern Illinois University
          [(9) ]Department of Mathematics, Northeastern Illinois University
          [(10) ]University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System Mile Square Health Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago
          Article
          PMC6984345 PMC6984345 6984345 nihpa1045463
          10.1353/cpr.2019.0030
          6984345
          31378727
          2d505951-7794-43f3-9217-2b9c90e5d9ec
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          multisite partnership,health equity,collaboration,Health disparities

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