Community Engagement Lesson 1c

Question 1

Engagement changes the choice and focus of projects, how they are initiated, and their potential to obtain funding new areas for collaboration are identified, and funding that requires community engagement becomes accessible.

Answer 1

Agenda

Question 2

Improvements to study design, tools, interventions, representation/ participation, data collection and analysis, communication, and dissemination can be implemented.

Answer 2

Design and delivery

Question 3

Improvements can be made in the way research findings are used to bring about change and capacity for change and the maintenance of long-term partnerships can be expanded.

Answer 3

Implementation and change

Question 4

Engagement creates opportunities to improve the consent process, identify ethical pitfalls, and create processes for resolving ethical problems when they arise.

Answer 4

Ethics

Question 5

The knowledge and skills of the public involved in the project can be enhanced, and their contributions can be recognized (possibly through financial rewards).

Answer 5

The public involved in the project

Question 6

Academic partners can gain enhanced understanding of the issue under study and appreciation of the role and value of community involvement, which sometimes result in direct career benefits.

Answer 6

Academic partners

Question 7

Improvements in the way studies are carried out can make it easier to participate in them and bring benefits to participants.

Answer 7

Individual research participants

Question 8

These organizations can gain enhanced knowledge, a higher profile in the community, more linkages with other community members and entities, and new organizational capacity.

Answer 8

Community organizations

Question 9

The general public is likely to be more receptive to the research and reap greater benefits from it.

Answer 9

The general public

Question 10

Useful Concepts for the practice of community Engagement

Answer 10

1. Culture & Community Engagement
2. Community Organization & Community Participation
3. Constituency Development
4. Capacity Building
5. Community Empowerment
6. Coalition Building Community

Question 11

To achieve successful collaboration with a community, all parties involved need to strive to understand the point of view of “insiders,” whether they are members of a neighborhood, religious institutions, health practice, community organization, or public health agency.

Answer 11

Culture & Community Engagement

Question 12

Meaningful community participation extends beyond physical involvement to include generation of ideas, contributions to decision making, and sharing of responsibility.

Answer 12

Community Organization & Community Participation

Question 13

Building capacity to improve health involves the development of sustainable skills, resources, and organizational structures in the affected community.

Answer 13

Capacity Building

Question 14

Empowerment takes place at three levels: the individual, the organization or group, and the community.

Answer 14

Community Empowerment

Question 15

Engagement often involves building coalitions, defined by Cohen et al. (2002) as “a union of people and organizations working to influence outcomes on a specific problem”.

Answer 15

Coalition Building Community