Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) developed a list of Guiding Principles for Authentic Partnership that serve as a foundation for developing campus-community partnerships.
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The Partnership forms to serve a specific purpose and may take on new goals over time.
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The Partnership agrees upon mission, values, goals, measurable outcomes and processes for accountability.
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The relationship between partners in the Partnership is characterized by mutual trust, respect, genuineness, and commitment.
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The Partnership builds upon identified strengths and assets, but also works to address needs and increase capacity of all partners.
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The Partnership balances power among partners and enables resources among partners to be shared.
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Partners make clear and open communication an ongoing priority in the Partnership by striving to understand each other’s needs and self-interests, and developing a common language.
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Principles and processes for the Partnership are established with the input and agreement of all partners, especially for decision-making and conflict resolution.
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There is feedback among all stakeholders in the Partnership, with the goal of continuously improving the Partnership and its outcomes.
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Partners share the benefits of the Partnership’s accomplishments.
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Partnerships can dissolve, and when they do, need to plan a process for closure.
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Partnerships consider the nature of the environment within which they exist as a principle of their design, evaluation, and sustainability.
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The Partnership values multiple kinds of knowledge and life experiences.