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Educating the Public About Research Funded by the National Institutes of Health Using a Partnership Between an Academic Medical Center and Community-based Science Museum

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The NIH roadmap has among its goals, to promote studies designed to improve public understanding of biomedical and behavioral science, and to develop strategies for promoting collaborations between scientists and communities toward improving the public’s health. Here, we report findings on the impact of a partnership between the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) designed to inform the public about health research being conducted in Oregon, which was linked to a 17-week traveling exhibition of BodyWorlds3. Measures included the public’s understanding of health knowledge, attitudes, intended health behaviors, and visitor experience in their interactions with OHSU experts/volunteers, which were collected using exit surveys administered verbally. Nine hundred fifty-three surveys were included in analyses. Among those who felt that health behavior change was relevant to them, 67.4% of smokers (n = 133) intended to change their smoking behavior, 58.6% (of 677) intended to change their eating habits, 60.3% (of 667) intended to change their exercise routine, and 47% (of 448) intended to change their dental care habits. Forty-six percent of these visited the OHSU research exhibits (n = 437), and responded to how the exhibit changed their understanding about and openness to participate in health research. Greater than 85% had a much improved understanding of NIH research at OHSU and >58% reported they would be willing to participate in future research studies at OHSU. In conclusion, research partnerships between academic institutions and community-based museums appear to be viable ways to inform the public about research, stimulate their interest as future participants, and possibly influence their intention to improve health behaviors.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Patricia A. Carney & Arwen Bunce

  2. School of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Nancy Perrin

  3. Oregon Hearing Research Center, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Linda C. Howarth & Susan Griest

  4. School of Dentistry, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Phyllis Beemsterboer

  5. Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    William E. Cameron

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This work was supported by the Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (NCRR # U54 RR023424, Eric Orwoll, MD, PI) and SEPA (NCRR #20443; William Cameron, PhD, PI). We would like to acknowledge the staff at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry for their work on the BodyWorlds Exhibit.

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Carney, P.A., Bunce, A., Perrin, N. et al. Educating the Public About Research Funded by the National Institutes of Health Using a Partnership Between an Academic Medical Center and Community-based Science Museum. J Community Health 34, 246–254 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-009-9150-z

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