BACKGROUND The California Preterm Birth Initiative is a community-engaged research effort focused on addressing racial disparities in birth outcomes. OBJECTIVES To highlight three community-academic partnership strategies and identify partners' lessons learned and recommendations. METHODS We conducted interviews (n = 38), four focus groups (n = 23), a document review (n = 174), and meeting/event observations (n = 36). We performed content analysis and structural and emerging coding of the data, which involved extracting and sorting information into themes. LESSONS LEARNED Five themes emerged across the strategies as essential for successful partnerships addressing racial disparities: 1) incorporate a racial equity approach; 2) value community knowledge; 3) ensure accountability to community priorities; 4) build relationships and trust; and 5) address structural barriers to community-academic partnerships. CONCLUSIONS Community-academic partnerships addressing racial health disparities should confront internal and structural power dynamics early on and support affected communities to lead the efforts, including committing to funding and capacity-building activities to ensure research justice.

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通过社区学术伙伴关系追求研究公正，解决早产中的种族差异。

背景 加州早产倡议是一项社区参与的研究工作，重点关注解决出生结果方面的种族差异。目标 强调三项社区学术伙伴关系战略并确定合作伙伴的经验教训和建议。方法 我们进行了访谈（n = 38）、四个焦点小组（n = 23）、文件审查（n = 174）和会议/活动观察（n = 36）。我们对数据进行内容分析以及结构和新兴编码，其中涉及提取信息并将其分类为主题。经验教训 战略中出现了五个主题，它们对于成功解决种族差异问题的伙伴关系至关重要：1）纳入种族平等方法；2）重视社区知识；3）确保对社区优先事项负责；4）建立关系和信任；5) 解决社区与学术伙伴关系的结构性障碍。结论 解决种族健康差异的社区-学术伙伴关系应尽早面对内部和结构性权力动态，并支持受影响的社区领导这些努力，包括致力于资助和能力建设活动，以确保研究公正。