Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)
Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)
Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)
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Chapter 5<br />
Challenges in Improving <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>Engagement</strong> in Research<br />
Jo Anne Grunbaum, EdD<br />
INTRODUCTION<br />
This chapter addresses common challenges faced in community-engaged<br />
research, whether that research meets the definition <strong>of</strong> community-based<br />
participatory research (CBPR) or falls elsewhere on the spectrum <strong>of</strong> commu-<br />
nity engagement efforts These challenges and some approaches for meeting<br />
them are illustrated with a series <strong>of</strong> vignettes that describe real-life experiences<br />
<strong>of</strong> partnerships emanating from the Prevention Research Centers (PRC)<br />
program, the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program, and<br />
other community-engaged research (CEnR) efforts<br />
CDC funds PRCs in schools <strong>of</strong> public health and medicine; the first three<br />
PRCs were funded in 1986 Currently, 37 PRCs are funded across 27 states,<br />
working as an interdependent network <strong>of</strong> community, academic, and public<br />
health partners to conduct applied prevention research and support the<br />
wide use <strong>of</strong> practices proven to promote good health These partners design,<br />
test, and disseminate strategies that can be implemented as new policies or<br />
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