Description: This paper explores how different community–academic partnership and funding models can better support community-based organizations and advance health equity. It highlights lessons learned from collaborative efforts, emphasizing the importance of trust, equitable resource allocation, and sustained institutional commitment to community-engaged research.

Citation: Anderson, Y., Artis, R., AuYoung, M., Ball, Q., Bella, A. L., Castellon-Lopez, Y., Cheng, J., Cheung, R., Cohn, E., Fonua, L., Foong, H. L., Gomez, J., Griffith-Lloyd, K., LeBrón, A. M. W., Mangione, J., McLeod, M., Norris, K., Ba, L. P., Pimentel, P., Tanjasiri, S., … Williams, H. (2025). Developing Strategic and Collaborative Community-Academic Partnerships to Improve Community Health, From Moving Upstream to Getting at the Root. American journal of public health, 115(S2), S152–S163. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308092

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