Table 1.
Survey Framing: Definitions, Goals and Activities
| 1. Among the following definitions and alternative options, please select ONE BEST response describing your CTSA’s community engagement (CE) program operations. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Count (#) | % Total |
| a. “Community Engagement in Research (CEnR) is a core element of any research effort involving communities which requires academic members to become part of the community and community members to become part of the research team, thereby creating a unique working and learning environment before, during, and after the research.” (from: NIH Council of Public Representatives, in Ahmed and Palermo, 2010). | 17 | 39% |
| b. “Community engagement is the process of working collaboratively with and through groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity, special interest, or similar situations to address issues affecting the well-being of those people... It often involves partnerships and coalitions that help mobilize resources and influence systems, change relationships among partners, and serve as catalysts for changing policies, programs, and practices” (from: Principles of Community Engagement, 2nd edition, 2011). | 10 | 23% |
| c. “A collaborative approach to research that equitably involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings. CBPR begins with a research middleic of importance to the community with the aim of combining knowledge and action for social change to improve community health and eliminate health disparities.” (from: W.K. Kellogg Community Scholar’s Program, 2001) | 7 | 16% |
| d. We don’t have a definition | 5 | 11% |
| e. Our definition has some similarities but also differences from those list above. If Our definition has some similarities…The differences are as follows: [Enter free text] | 5 | 11% |
| f. Other | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 44 | 100% |
Note: One respondent from the two institutions submitting two responses selected “We don’t have a definition.” Eliminating either institutional response changes the totals by approximately two percent points. This table includes all responses.