The California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) believes that communities should actively participate in research about issues that concern them. The Community Research Collaboration (CRC) awards, developed in 1997, requires a partnership between community members (such as a breast cancer advocacy organization, a community clinic or organization serving women with breast cancer, or a member of a California community affected by breast cancer) and experienced research scientists. The partnership works together to identify the research question, develop the research plan, carry out the research, interpret the results, and disseminate information to the community.

The following links describe their Community Research Colloboration program and several community-based participatory research projects they have undertaken:

• The Community Research Collaboration program
• Tranforming Research: An Evaluation of the Community Research Collaboration Awards
• Community Research Collaboration Awards: Report on the Evaluation and Capacity Expansion Project
• Can the Women Most Affected by Breast Cancer Be Equal Partners in Designing and Conducting Breast Cancer Research?