Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)

ecommended public health practices For more information on the PRC pro-
gram, visit www cdc gov/prc
The CTSA program began in 2006 with 12 sites funded by the National
Center for Research Resources, a part of NIH As of publication, the CTSA
Consortium includes 55 medical research institutions located throughout the
nation that work together to energize the discipline of clinical and translational
science The CTSA institutions share a common vision to improve human
health by transforming the research and training environment in the U S
to enhance the efficiency and quality of clinical and translational research
Community engagement programs in the CTSAs help foster collaborative and
interdisciplinary research partnerships, enhance public trust in clinical and
translational research, and facilitate the recruitment and retention of research
participants to learn more about health issues in the United States’ many
diverse populations For more information on the CTSA Consortium, visit
www CTSAweb org
The purpose of this chapter is to address five key challenges in the area of
community-engaged research:
1 Engaging and maintaining community involvement
2 Overcoming differences between and among academics and the community
3 Working with nontraditional communities
4 Initiating a project with a community and developing a community advisory
board
5 Overcoming competing priorities and institutional differences
Each vignette describes a challenge faced by a partnership and the actions
taken and provides pertinent take-home messages The intention is to provide
readers with snapshots of community engagement activity during the
research process Readers are encouraged to contact the authors or refer to
the references for further information concerning findings and follow-up
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