University of Alabama at Birmingham, Environmental Health Sciences, Birmingham, AL.
Clarus Consulting Group; Vestavia, AL.
Ethn Dis. 2017 Nov 9;27(Suppl 1):313-320. doi: 10.18865/ed.27.S1.313. eCollection 2017.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching describes community engagement as the collaboration between higher education institutions and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership. This article describes the development, implementation and outcomes of a community-engaged grant-making program, the Community Health Innovation Awards (CHIA). The CHIA program was the by-product of a qualitative study jointly led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and neighborhood leaders from the surrounding communities in Birmingham, AL. The competitive program provided funding to area organizations that proposed creative solutions to on-the-ground health challenges. Since its inception, CHIA has awarded $356,500 to 26 innovative projects between 2012 and 2017. These awards have supported novel programs that have connected academic and community partners in addressing health disparities and improving overall community well-being in the greater Birmingham area.
卡内基教学促进基金会将社区参与描述为高等教育机构与其所在的更大社区（地方、地区/州、国家、全球）之间的合作，以在伙伴关系的背景下互利地交流知识和资源。本文描述了社区参与式拨款计划——社区健康创新奖（CHIA）的发展、实施和结果。CHIA 计划是阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校的研究人员和阿拉巴马州伯明翰周边社区的社区领袖联合开展的一项定性研究的产物。该竞争计划为提出创造性解决方案以应对实地健康挑战的地区组织提供资金。自成立以来，CHIA 在 2012 年至 2017 年间向 26 个创新项目拨款 35.65 万美元。这些奖项支持了连接学术和社区合作伙伴的新颖项目，旨在解决伯明翰大都市区的健康差距问题并提高整体社区福祉。
