Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition) …

Community Engagement : Definitions and Organizing Concepts from the Literature Chapter 1. Community Engagement : Definitions and Organizing Concepts from the Literature Donna Jo McCloskey, RN, PhD, (Chair), Mary Anne McDonald, DrPH, MA, Jennifer Cook, MPH, Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts, PhD, MSW, Stephen Updegrove, MD, MPH, Dana Sampson, MS, MBA, Sheila Gutter, PhD, Milton (Mickey) Eder, PhD. INTRODUCTION. Over the last two decades, research and practice in health promotion have increasingly employed Community Engagement , defined as the process of working collaboratively with and through groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest, or similar situations to address issues affecting the well-being of those people (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 1997, p 9) In general, the goals of Community Engagement are to build trust, enlist new resources and allies, create better communica - tion, and improve overall health outcomes as successful projects evolve into lasting collaborations (CDC, 1997; Shore, 2006; Wallerstein, 2002).

Figure 1.1. Community Engagement Continuum Increasing Level of Community Involvement, Impact, Trust, and Communication Flow Some Community Involvement Communication flows from one to the other, to inform Provides community with information. Entities coexist. Outcomes: Optimally, establishes communica-tion channels and chan-nels for outreach ...

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