Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)
Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)
Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)
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• Employ a variety <strong>of</strong> participation strategies.<br />
• Allow extra time for building relationships and trust.<br />
• Seek approval from tribal or other local review groups.<br />
• Include local customs in interventions.<br />
• Demonstrate respect and inclusion to the fullest extent possible (Davis et<br />
al , 1999; Gittelsohn et al , 2003)<br />
References<br />
Davis SM, Reid R Practicing participatory research in American Indian communities<br />
American Society for Clinical Nutrition 1999;69(4 Suppl):755S-759S<br />
Gittelsohn J, Davis SM, Steckler A, Ethelbah B, Clay T, Metcalfe L, et al<br />
Pathways: lessons learned and future directions for school-based interventions<br />
among American Indians Preventive Medicine 2003;37(6):S107-S112<br />
C. How do you maintain community engagement throughout the research?<br />
Deborah Bowen, PhD<br />
Challenge<br />
The comedian Woody Allen once said, “Eighty percent <strong>of</strong> life is showing<br />
up ” That is true in community engagement as well as in life Add to that formula<br />
the idea <strong>of</strong> showing up for the right events — those that are important<br />
to community priorities — and engagement takes place For example, the<br />
author’s research group was funded to conduct a feasibility study <strong>of</strong> using<br />
rural farm granges as health promotion sites in ranching country Granges are<br />
rural community organizations that support learning, information exchange,<br />
social events, and political action for farming and ranching communities The<br />
feasibility study progressed from initial discussions to collection <strong>of</strong> formative<br />
data These data collection efforts were by telephone, and, at first, response<br />
rates from the actual membership were relatively poor The research group<br />
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