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Know Your Level: Foundations of Community Engagement

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Wednesday, May 24, 2023 12 PM to 1 PM

Join us for our upcoming Know Your Level of Community Engagement: Foundations of Community Engagement. Know Your Level is a lecture series — presented by the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research at the Institute for Public Health and Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences — designed to introduce researchers and community members to the principles and practice of community-engaged research.

This interactive seminar will discuss the basics of community engagement. Vetta Sanders Thompson will define “community engagement,” especially relating to research. Sanders Thompson will then illustrate the spectrum of community engagement, including defining various levels and types of engagement and outlining the structure of partnerships at each level. The webinar will include a short exercise for attendees to put the information into practice.

Attendees can expect to: 

  • Define community engagement, specifically community engagement in research
  • Understand the difference between various levels of engagement
  • Describe the types of interactions that can be expected between faculty and community at each level
  • Practice new skills through a scenario-based activity

This event is free to attend and open to all faculty, students, researchers, community members, and organizations interested in community-academic research.

This event will take place on Zoom webinar. Please register to receive your unique link to attend. 

 

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Join us for our upcoming Know Your Level of Community Engagement: Foundations of Community Engagement. Know Your Level is a lecture series — presented by the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research at the Institute for Public Health and Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences — designed to introduce researchers and community members to the principles and practice of community-engaged research.

This interactive seminar will discuss the basics of community engagement. Vetta Sanders Thompson will define “community engagement,” especially relating to research. Sanders Thompson will then illustrate the spectrum of community engagement, including defining various levels and types of engagement and outlining the structure of partnerships at each level. The webinar will include a short exercise for attendees to put the information into practice.

Attendees can expect to: 

  • Define community engagement, specifically community engagement in research
  • Understand the difference between various levels of engagement
  • Describe the types of interactions that can be expected between faculty and community at each level
  • Practice new skills through a scenario-based activity