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Learning Objectives

Define community engagement.
List values and behaviors contributing to effective collaboration with community partners.
Assess the status of partnerships along a continuum of community involvement.

Readings

Principles of Community Engagement (Chapter 2)
(2011). Principles of Community Engagement. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Click here to download the full version of the Principles of Community Engagement report.
The Maine Medical Center-Preble Street Learning Collaborative (PSLC): An Example of Community Led Transformation of Care
Bates MD, Peter; Swann MSPA, Mark R.; and Kruithoff RN, MS, Catherine (2020) "The Maine Medical Center-Preble Street Learning Collaborative (PSLC): An Example of Community Led Transformation of Care," Journal of Maine Medical Center: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 13.
Available at: https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/jmmc/vol2/iss1/13
Changes in hospital utilization by individuals experiencing homelessness after engaging with interdisciplinary, low-barrier healthcare services in Portland, Maine
Hemphill, Sarah BA; Normandin, Adam MD, MS; and Rothenberg, Debra MD, PhD (2020) "Changes in hospital utilization by individuals experiencing homelessness after engaging with interdisciplinary, lowbarrier healthcare services in Portland, Maine," Journal of Maine Medical Center: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
Available at: https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/jmmc/vol2/iss1/5
Can Hospitals Heal America's Communities?
Norris, T., & Howard, T. (2015). Can Hospitals Heal America's Communities? Washington, D.C.: The Democracy Collaborative.
Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement: A Conceptual Model to Advance Health Equity through Transformed Systems for Health (Michener et al, 2022)

From the National Academy of Medicine

Video - Leading Change, Engaging Communities | 5 minutes