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Community Engaged Research RTRN Small Grants Program, 2015-2016 Informational Webinar Angela Sy , Dr.P.H . Research Coordinating Center Community Engagement Coordinator University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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Community Engaged Research RTRN Small Grants Program, 2015-2016 Informational Webinar Angela Sy, Dr.P.H. Research Coordinating Center Community Engagement Coordinator University of Hawaii at Manoa RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD008149 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health
Community Engaged Research • CDC, 1997; NIH, 2011 Definitions • 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. • It is a powerful vehicle for bringing about environmental and behavioral changes that will improve the health of the community and its members. • It often involves partnerships and coalitions that help mobilize resources and influence systems, change relationships among partners, and serve as catalysts for changing policies, programs, and practices
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT “LIGHT” Stakeholder engagement Source: Nass, Levine, and Yancy. Methods for Involving Patients in Topic Generation for Patient-Centered Comparative Effectiveness Research –An International Perspective
Continuum of Community Engaged Research: Wallerstein, 2014 N.M. CARES Health Disparities Center University of New Mexico
Traditional Research Process Kiger, 2014, SC CTSI
Community-Engaged Approach Kiger, 2014, SC CTSI
RTRN CollaborativeCommunity Engaged Research • In regard to heath outcomes, what is happening and working in our communities that is unique and community specific, and what is common or generalizable across communities? • Cross site, community engaged, translational research comparisons • Application, or use of tools, e.g., assessment, evaluation, from one community to another • Move to translation from basic to clinical and community research