McNeish Roxann, Albizu-Jacob Alexandra, Memmoli Casey
Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2022 Apr;49(2):149-161. doi: 10.1007/s11414-021-09767-z. Epub 2021 Aug 18.
Community engagement is recognized as an effective means to maximizing public health program impacts despite challenges such as power imbalances that can undermine efforts. The value of engaging communities as equitable partners in the design and delivery of community-based programs has gained increasing traction over the last few decades. Most research in this area has been focused on partnerships between academia and communities, leaving a knowledge gap regarding engagement between community organizations and between community organizations and members. This paper presents a process evaluation that aimed to identify and describe factors found to impact and promote community engagement efforts within a multisite, multiyear, community-based prevention initiative. Findings highlight that strategies such as investing in trust-building efforts, engaging community influencers, and providing meaningful opportunities for community member involvement can help facilitate effective implementation. Recognizing the value and necessity of community engagement in community-based programming is an integral and continuous process.
社区参与被认为是最大化公共卫生项目影响的有效手段，尽管存在权力不平衡等可能破坏努力的挑战。在过去几十年里，让社区作为公平伙伴参与基于社区的项目设计和实施的价值越来越受到关注。该领域的大多数研究都集中在学术界与社区之间的伙伴关系上，在社区组织之间以及社区组织与成员之间的参与方面存在知识空白。本文提出了一项过程评估，旨在识别和描述在一个多地点、多年期、基于社区的预防倡议中发现的影响和促进社区参与努力的因素。研究结果强调，诸如投资于建立信任的努力、吸引社区有影响力的人以及为社区成员参与提供有意义的机会等策略有助于促进有效实施。认识到社区参与在基于社区的项目中的价值和必要性是一个不可或缺的持续过程。
