Engaging Families in Life Course Intervention Research: An Essential Step in Advancing Equity

• DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053509g
• Publication Date: 2022-05-02T11:17:47Z
• Authors: Clarissa Hoover; Allysa Ware; Andrea Serano; Sarah Verbiest
• Keywords: Equity; Life course approach

Life course intervention research requires a thorough understanding of complex factors that interact to affect health over time. Partnerships with families and communities are critical these interconnections identifying effective interventions. Here, family community engagement presented, aligned the 5 phases life framework: planning, design, implementation, evaluation, translation. During researcher considers their own starting position what they need learn from community. The design phase produces plan for is layered, iterative, includes qualitative methods will inform modeling process. implementation administrative actions such as creating opportunities contributions providing compensation partners. evaluation measurement quality partnerships making adjustments indicated improve partnerships. This also calls reflection on impact had intervention, including if made difference those being served. translation, works all partners, communities, about follow up steps toward project continuation, replication, or completion. collaboratively in determining how study results shared. A holistic approach designed executed partnership can generate findings broad practical applicability strong translational potential.