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ABSTRACT
Background: Through existing community partnerships, our team supported conduct of the Worcester Community Food Assessment (WCFA) by partnering to support rapid qualitative research and analysis.
Objective: We documented our rapid research and analysis process through qualitative interviews to develop a model for conducting community-partnered qualitative research and identify key lessons learned.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with all participants involved in the qualitative component of the WCFA and used rapid qualitative methods to analyze participant interview data.
Results: We distilled the process into five steps with clearly defined roles for academic and community partners. These steps closely mirror the steps through which academic research is conducted and highlight the key ways that community and academic partners can lend expertise, ultimately building research capacity for all involved.
Conclusion: We believe this model can be used by teams to conduct community-academic partnered research that will advance health equity by incorporating lived experience and professional expertise of community partners.