Table 3.

Researcher and community engagement in interventions.

Community Engagement Level	Example
Community-Informed	Statewide or national data used to determine intervention focus, content, mode
Community Consultation	Interviews or focus groups conducted to identify needs and to shape an intervention; researcher determines intervention focus (e.g., diet, physical activity)
Community Participation	Community advisory board to guide changes to a previously developed intervention
Community-Initiated	A community coalition approaches researchers to assist them with developing an intervention
Community-Based Participatory Research	Researchers and community jointly identify a need, determine how to address it, develop the intervention, assist in recruitment, evaluation and/or interpretation
Community-Driven/Community-Led	Community coalition identifies a problem, determines how to address it; may consult with a researcher for advice or questions, but community drives the research and makes decisions

Adapted from Key et al. [26].