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Many of you have been participating in the Educational Conference Call Series on Institutional 
Review Boards and Ethical Issues in Research that we have been cosponsoring with the Tuskegee 
University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care since March (details at 
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/irbcalls.html).   Not surprisingly, the call series has 
underscored what community-based participatory research (CBPR) practitioners know all too well:  
that the key features of CBPR – authentic partnerships, meaningful community engagement, and 
community capacity building that combine knowledge with action to achieve social change – raise 
ethical issues that differ from those encountered in traditional human subjects research. 
I am delighted to report that we are joining with the Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics 
(JERHRE) to produce a special issue on Ethical Considerations in CBPR that intends to explore these issues in 
more depth and serve as a resource to the field.   JERHRE is a nonprofit, international, peer-reviewed journal 
published in print and online formats.  JERHRE is dedicated exclusively to empirical research on human research 
ethics, including reviews and related methodological work. The basic aim of JERHRE is to improve ethical problem 
solving in human research. JERHRE is published by University of California Press, and appears online at 
http://caliber.ucpress.net/loi/jer.  The inaugural March 2006 issue is available free online at 
http://caliber.ucpress.net/toc/jer/1/1.

We have pulled together a dynamite team to edit the special issue.  I will be serving as a special issue editor, 
along with CCPH senior consultant Nancy Shore of the University of New England and Kristine Wong, CCPH 
program director.  Vanessa Northington Gamble, director of the Tuskegee University National Center for 
Bioethics in Research and Health Care and Jessica Grignon, CCPH graduate research assistant, will serve as 
consulting editors.

We are inviting papers which explore ethical issues in CBPR, including from international perspectives. Contributions 
may include qualitative or quantitative studies (including case studies and those involving CBPR) and reviews of 
empirical literature.

Examples of possible topics include, but are not limited to:
§         Ethical concerns encountered in CBPR and how these are addressed by CBPR teams and/or research 
ethics committees (RECs).
§         Models for characterizing ethical concerns encountered in CBPR and/or for evaluating outcomes of 
alternate approaches to addressing these concerns.
§         Approaches for increasing understanding of CBPR among RECs.
§         Models of community ownership and control over data collection, interpretation and/or dissemination.
§         Community-based mechanisms for research ethics review, e.g., community advisory boards, community-
based research committees, community-based RECs.

To be considered for the special issue, manuscripts must be emailed to ccphirb@u.washington.edu on or before 
November 1, 2007.  E-mail inquiries are welcomed; comments on outlines and draft manuscripts will be provided upon 
request.  Instructions on manuscript preparation may be found at www.csueastbay.edu/JERHRE.
Director – Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP), Milwaukee, WI - HWPP is a program 
of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the MCW Consortium on Public and Community Health that funds 
community-academic partnerships with the goal of improving the health of the residents of Wisconsin.  To-date, 
approximately $17 million has been awarded by HWPP to 78 community-medical school projects across the state 
focused on community-based health education and promotion initiatives. They will begin reviewing applications on 
June 4 and will continue our review until the position is filled.  Please review a full description of responsibilities and 
application guidelines at http://www.mcw.edu/display/router.asp?docid=9383

Program Coordinator (2 Positions) – Learn & Serve America, Washington, DC - Positions open 
until May 31 - The Corporation for National and Community Service (the Corporation) is a Federal Government 
corporation charged with the oversight, administration, and management of all programs defined in Public Law 103-82, 
the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. The Corporation offers grants for national service programs 
that meet human and health, educational, environmental and public safety needs in the United States. Its Senior Corps, 
AmeriCorps, and Learn and Serve America programs promote the ethic of service and help solve critical community 
problems in every state, many Indian tribes, and most U.S. territories. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Americans 
are joining forces to address community needs in education, homeland security, housing, health care, environmental 
protection, and disaster relief. Job Announcement Numbers: 07-065 (Higher Education) and 07-066 (Knowledge 
Management). http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ 
 Advancing Public Health Practice and Policy Solutions – Deadline: June 6, 2007 – This 
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation solicitation seeks proposals for projects that will discover, implement, evaluate 
or disseminate practical and replicable solutions related to the following topics: 1. public health laws, regulations 
or policies; 2. public health advocacy or communications; and 3. engaging hard-to-reach and/or high-risk 
populations. http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19849&c=EMC-FA141
 Focus on Responding to Emergency/Disaster Relief Grant – Deadline: July 1, 2007 – The 
American Psychological Foundation is seeking proposals for programs for Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss Research 
and Program grant to support psychology-based programs that respond to emergencies or disaster relief. Up to 
$20,000 will be available for projects. http://forms.apa.org/apf/grants/

 Supporting Innovation in Health and Health Care – Deadline: July 10, 2007 – The Local 
Initiative Funding Partners Program is a partnership program between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and local 
grant-makers to fund promising, original projects to significantly improve the health of vulnerable people in their 
communities. http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19831&c=EMC-FA144

 Fresh Ideas: Improving the Health of Immigrant and Refugee Communities – Deadline: 
July 13, 2007 – Today, more than 30 million immigrants and refugees live in the United States. They often have high 
rates of chronic health problems, due at least in part to difficulties they have getting appropriate social and health 
services. Language barriers, lack of education and cultural differences sometimes make it harder for immigrants and 
refugees to obtain culturally appropriate services, outreach or other information that could help them live healthier lives.  
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19480&c=EMC-FA144

 Call for Papers: Special Journal Issue on Ethical Considerations in Community-
Based Participatory Research (CBPR) – Deadline: November 1, 2007 – The Journal of Empirical Research 
on Human Research Ethics is inviting papers which explore ethical issues in CBPR, including from international 
perspectives. Contributions may include qualitative or quantitative studies (including case studies and those involving 
CBPR) and reviews of empirical literature.  To view the complete call for papers, visit the “what’s new” column at 
www.ccph.info.  For additional information, email ccphirb@u.washington.edu.