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. 2021 Jun 14;5(1):e133. doi: 10.1017/cts.2021.800

Table 2.

Examples of institutional approaches to listening and responding to the community

Institution Theme One Activities
Florida State University Convened a 24-member stakeholder group from Gadsden and Leon Counties and hosted a community led town hall for sharing personal stories about COVID-19 experiences
Indiana University Clinical and Translational Science Institute Held state-wide virtual meetings with community and university partners
Northwestern University Funded community-based organizations to continue addressing community needs and facilitated virtual discussions about community engagement and equity in research during the pandemic7
SOCCER Consortium Conducted town halls, individual interviews, and listening sessions with community partners
Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement Joined six counties in a coalition concerned with economic and social displacement of residents
University of California – Irvine Hosted Community Engagement Studios
University of California – Los Angeles Convened best practices for community engagement with community partners, resulting in a partnered manuscript8
University of Florida HealthStreet worked in the parking lot to distribute meals, clothing, toiletries, and feminine hygiene products – things the community said they needed right now
University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science Community Engagement and Research Core Worked with Latinx community leaders to initiate a multi-media educational campaign; involved community health workers and responded to needs in collaboration with Community Advisory Boards and community-based partnerships
University of Texas Medical Branch Research, Education, And Community Health Coalition (REACH) facilitated community access to academic resources engaged around COVID-19-related issues9

SOCCER, Southern California Consortium of Community Engagement Resources (University of California – Irvine, University of California – Los Angeles, University of California – San Diego, and University of Southern California, Scripps Health).