Toolkit: Foundations of Community Engagement

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Introduction

What is community engagement?

Community engagement is an essential element of public health practice.

Module 1

Health Equity Core Concepts

Build a shared understanding of health equity and deepen our ability to identify or recognize root causes for inequities that exist in the communities we serve.

Module 2

Examining our Mental Models

Explore core concepts related to mental models and practice uncovering our own mental models and their impact our on work as public health professionals.

Module 3

Building Community Power

Explore core concepts related to power and consider our personal power and assets we bring to our public health practice.

Module 4

Applications for Community Engagement

Broaden your mental models to integrate approaches that more intentionally include community voices and build community power.

Module 5

Youth Development

Explore core concepts related to positive youth outcomes and youth development.

Module 6

Building Community Power

Explore how forms of adultism oppress young people, and actions public health practitioners can implement caring behaviors in their approach.

Module 7

Building Community Power

Youth participation and how we can integrate youth participation approaches and best practices into broader community engagement efforts.