Principles of Community Engagement (Second Edition)

and the mistreatment of some American Indians by researchers, which has
fostered mistrust of researchers The researchers also circumvented mistrust
by putting extra emphasis on ways to deepen trust between partners One
example was the researchers’ return of raw data to the health directors and
clinic staff for interpretation; this allowed the clinic personnel to give unique
perspectives on the data, and some community-specific cancer interventions
were developed using their insights In addition, by sharing the data with all
the different clinics, the project reflected the clinics’ diversity, as stressed in
Principle 6 Finally, through its four years of partnership and the potential
for more projects in the future, this program demonstrates Principle 9, which
states that long-term commitment is required for community engagement to
truly succeed
Reference
Matloub J, Creswell PD, Strickland R, Pierce K, Stephenson L, Waukau J, et
al Lessons learned from a community-based participatory research project
to improve American Indian cancer surveillance Progress in Community
Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action 2009;3(1):47-52
Websites
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http://mayoresearch mayo edu/cancercenter/spirit_of_eagles cfm
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