A Participatory Group Process within a Health Collaborative to Collect and Analyze Needs Assessment Data Elizabeth C. Prom-Wormley, MPH, PhD, Faisal Ilyas, BS, De’Nisha Wilson, BA, Danita Gregory, Aquanetta Scott, Patricia Willaford, Laleta Fritz, Joanne Towles, Dyanne Broidy, Helen Frye, Stephanie Carrington, AAS, Brenda Kenney, Shikita Taylor, AAS, Bukola Usidame, PhD, Richard Seeley, DBA, Amy Popovich, RN, MSN, and Cynthia Newbille, PhD What Is the Purpose of This Study? • The Seventh District Health and Wellness Initiative (HWI) is a partnership between multiple community organizations, residents and an academic partner, Virginia Commonwealth University, that implements intentional and strategic health strategies in the East End of Richmond, Virginia. • The Seventh District Health and Wellness Survey (HWS) was administered to provide baseline information for HWI partners on current health conditions and health care in high-risk residents. What Is the Problem? • Creating the appropriate setting for using research-generated results in a community-based partnership to support and plan collaborative activities and to develop resident awareness of these results was unclear. What Are the Findings? • Data were collected from 1,048 participants aged 18 to 90 years. The majority of participants were women (67.6%). Most participants indicated Black or African American race/ethnicity (90%). • Approximately 400 community residents participated in community-wide results dissemination activities at six HWI partner events. Internet-based dissemination of results also supported community-wide efforts. • Dissemination of HWS results in a small group of 30 participants identified three priority areas (mental health, medical conditions, and lifestyle behaviors) and additional collaborative-level action steps to address these areas. • Results and experiences from the HWS as shared by HWI partners have informed other community-focused health and wellness activities in the city. Who Should Care Most? • Partners in community health improvement partnerships. • Researchers engaged in community-based participatory research practices. [End Page 271] Recommendations for Action • Use of community-based participatory research approach alongside data collection and analysis can result in effective dissemination of results and application in a health collaborative comprising multiple partners. • Multiple dissemination approaches improve the likelihood of widespread sharing across several different groups ofcommunity stakeholders. [End Page 272] Elizabeth C. Prom-Wormley Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University Faisal Ilyas Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University De’Nisha Wilson Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Danita Gregory Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Aquanetta Scott Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Patricia Willaford Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Laleta Fritz Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Joanne Towles Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Dyanne Broidy Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Helen Frye Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Stephanie Carrington Virginia Department of Health, Richmond City Health District Brenda Kenney Virginia Department of Health, Richmond City Health District Shikita Taylor Virginia Department of Health, Richmond City Health District Bukola Usidame Division of Epidemiology, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University Richard Seeley Richmond Promise Neighborhood, Peter Paul Development Center Amy Popovich Virginia Department of Health, Richmond City Health District Cynthia Newbille Richmond City Council Copyright © 2020 Johns Hopkins University Press