Principles of Authentic Community Engagement for Health Equity
Explore the practice of community engagement in promoting health equity through authentic engagement principles. Discover how shifting from doing things for communities to doing things with communities can lead to impactful outcomes. Learn about asset-based approaches and ways to strengthen community engagement practices to support health equity.
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Community engagement as a health equity practice Health Equity Learning Community March 2018
Video illustrations As you watch the videos, identify one or more of the principles of authentic engagement that are relevant in the story. Each team will be asked to share one principle that stood out to them.
Local story Building new relationships
Principles in action Thinking about the levels of engagement, the authentic engagement principle, and Jessica s story: How might your health department strengthen community engagement practices so that they support health equity? How might your health department stretch itself in its CE practice? What is a leading edge you can move into?
Main points Community engagement is contextual Shift away from doing things for communities to with communities Authentic engagement starts with an asset-based approach
Next steps Complete a Community Engagement Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Assessment and identify areas for development Complete a brief webinar evaluation, coming shortly After each step, pause and reflect: So what? Now what? Stay connected to your coaches