Community Engagement Resources

• Description of resource: This 197-page comprehensive report represents a collaboration of multiple agencies including the Centers for Disease Control among others. It includes the widely recognized and used 9 principles of community engagement, along with details of supporting frameworks, theories and examples.
  
• Topics/settings covered: Table 3.1 includes 12 different projects ranging from oral health to cancer, set in various communities, and lists these projects according to each of the 9 principles. Comprehensive project descriptions follow this table that can be used as examples in trainings or meetings.
  
• Target audience/suggested uses: Any portion of this guide can be used with a variety of stakeholders including community members, implementers, program adopters/organization leaders, researchers and evaluators, public health professionals, clinical team members. Table 3.1 would be an ideal orientation to the 9 principles of community engagement in an initial meeting, which could be followed by a presentation or brief storytelling of the examples illustrating the principles found in Chapter 2. Persons leading planning committees or coalitions would be well-suited to reading Chapters 1 and 2 in preparation.

View the Principles of Community Engagement, 2nd edition (Clinical and Translational Science CTSA; 2011) >

• Description of resource: This 197-page comprehensive report represents a collaboration of multiple agencies including the Centers for Disease Control among others. It includes the widely recognized and used 9 principles of community engagement, along with details of supporting frameworks, theories and examples. 
• Topics/settings covered: Table 3.1 includes 12 different projects ranging from oral health to cancer, set in various communities, and lists these projects according to each of the 9 principles. Comprehensive project descriptions follow this table that can be used as examples in trainings or meetings.   
• Target audience/suggested uses: Any portion of this guide can be used with a variety of stakeholders including community members, implementers, program adopters/organization leaders, researchers and evaluators, public health professionals, clinical team members. Table 3.1 would be an ideal orientation to the 9 principles of community engagement in an initial meeting, which could be followed by a presentation or brief storytelling of the examples illustrating the principles found in Chapter 2. Persons leading planning committees or coalitions would be well-suited to reading Chapters 1 and 2 in preparation.

View the Community Toolbox >

• Description of resource: The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network, a thematic network of the CDC-funded Prevention Research Centers, has created an interactive training curriculum to support community program planners and health educators. This curriculum supports the development of skills for using evidence-based approaches and learning about new tools for planning and evaluating community health interventions.
  
• Topics/settings covered: This fully developed 8-session curriculum includes power points, a facilitator guides, and activity sheets with examples for planning and using evidence-based interventions in concert with community. Examples with accompanying activity worksheets include nutrition, colon cancer screening, physical activity, and mindfulness programs implemented across a variety of settings. Session 2 is focused on community engagement.
• Target audience/suggested uses: This ready-to-go curriculum would be ideal for projects that involve a variety of community members and researchers who are embarking on an effort to address a particular public health priority that has already been identified, with the goal of finding, choosing, adapting and effectively implementing and evaluating evidence-based intervention.

View the Putting Public Health Evidence in Action Training Workshop Guide >

• Type of resource: This brief but informative 15-page guide is full of figures and checklists with an overview of the steps In community engagement methods.     
• Topics/settings covered: The guide focuses heavily on potential barriers such as language, bias, geography, and others that are relevant across a variety of settings. It also offers possible solutions and applications to address barriers.     
• Target audience/suggested uses: The target audience for this guide is public health professionals and researchers. The information in the figures and checklists is well-displayed, and not topic-specific, so many pages could be easily used as handouts in meetings for a variety of settings.

View the Community Health Engagement Guide from the Washington State Department of Health >

• Description of resource: This 55-page report is from a three-day technical workshop convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop a framework for community-engaged health services. The report is full of helpful checklists, figures, summaries of presentations from the workshop, and is well-laid out with various photos and illustrations. 
• Topic/settings covered: Many examples from the continent of Africa dealing with the Ebola crisis are featured throughout.  Suggestions for how to adapt/use the framework for other topics or settings are given at the end of the report. It has a strong emphasis on empowerment and community action to address a prevalent or ongoing health issue where trust issues or misinformation have been observed.
  
• Target audience/suggested uses: The target audience for this resource includes community members, public health officials, and researchers. Outputs from the group work at the technical workshop can be found on pages 41-43 and are helpful in providing guidelines for consideration of best practices in community engagement. This report is useful in the beginning phases of the engagement process.

View the WHO Community Engagement Framework >

• Description of resource: This peer-reviewed article used a systematic process to identify sources of information relevant to implementation science researchers. The goal is to meet the need for more specific guidance on how to incorporate engagement into implementation research projects.     
• Topic/settings covered: Many of the resources are generated from international work dealing with a range of situations from infectious disease outbreaks to climate change and poverty, but the frameworks and approaches can be applied across a variety of settings and topics. 
• Target audience/suggested uses: These resources can help implementation researchers think about practical ways to best engage with stakeholders in authentic community engaged research.

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Douglas Glandon, Ligia Paina, Olakunle Alonge, David H Peters, Sara Bennett, 10 Best resources for community engagement in implementation research, Health Policy and Planning, Volume 32, Issue 10, December 2017, Pages 1457–1465

• Description of resource: This resource was developed in response to an identified need for more developed guidelines for data sharing in community-academic partnerships.
• Topic/settings covered: 
  • Best practices on data sharing, data management plans, and data sharing agreements
  • A step by step process for the creation of a data sharing agreement
  • Recommendations for what to include in a data sharing agreement
  • Information about the creation and support of effective community-academic partnerships–including building trust
  • An annotated bibliography of key resources for the support of data sharing in community-academic partnerships
• Target audience/suggested uses: The target audience is academics and community partners.
  

View the Data Sharing: Creating Agreements >

Community and University research teams have a new resource, The Community-Centered Dissemination (CCD) Toolkit, to use when creating communication plans for their research results. 

Research teams can follow the guided steps in the CCD Toolkit to create an equitable research dissemination plan:

1. Gather a Dissemination Team
2. Define a Dissemination Goal
3. Develop an Action Plan
4. Identify the Resources needed
5. Evaluate the Impact of Your Dissemination Plan

The CCD Toolkit is designed to support highly collaborative health research projects and to help research teams incorporate community-engagement principles into dissemination. CTSI and the Program in Health Disparities Research (PHDR) partnered to create the toolkit, using University research expertise and lessons learned from past projects that successfully integrated community in dissemination planning.

View Community-Centered Dissemination Toolkit

Think of the services listed below as a series of sustainability services, all beginning with our webinar. We can tailor our services to meet your particular needs. For more information, email Kim Prewitt or click the red button to submit our Information or Services Request form.

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DENVER, CO — Finding the right support for young people just got easier in Denver. The Office of Children’s Affairs (OCA) today, Thursday, November 13, 2025, launched a new online Youth Resource Hub on Denvergov.org, bringing together programs and services in one easy-to-navigate platform. The webpage connects youth and families with resources that help them succeed in school, explore out-of-school programs, prepare for the workforce, maintain health and safety, access childcare, and tap into other community supports that help them thrive. “Every young person in Denver deserves quick and easy access to programs and services that support their growth and development,” said Jess Ridgway, Executive Director of the Office of Children’s Affairs. “This hub puts that information in one place so families can focus on what matters most, helping their kids succeed.” Highlights of the Youth Resource Hub include: Youth Activities – Discover programs through the Youth Program Locator, Denver Public Schools’ Extended Learning and Community Schools, and many more. Childcare & Early Childhood Education – Access Denver Great Kids Head Start and other early learning programs for young children. Family Support & Assistance – Connect with Denver Human Services GIVE Center, DPS Community Hubs, and other programs that provide support for the whole family. Youth Employment & Opportunities – Explore internships, job readiness programs, and opportunities through the Mayor’s Youth Commission. Health, Safety, and Childcare Services – Find local programs that support youth well-being and safety. Simple Navigation – Quickly connect with the right resources across every area of youth development. The Youth Resource Hub is now live and can be accessed at https://Denvergov.org/Family.  Families, educators, and community partners are encouraged to explore the hub and share it with their networks. About the Office of Children’s Affairs Since 1995, the Denver Office of Children’s Affairs (OCA) has worked to help young people thrive by coordinating services, fostering partnerships, and supporting children and youth from prenatal care through age 24. OCA ensures the safety, well-being, and success of Denver’s children through advocacy, funding, and community collaboration. Learn more at Denvergov.org/ChildrensAffairs.