Putting the Community in Community Research
Read our interview with Chrismery Gonzalez, MPH, University of Albany, on her work building bridges between Harvard researchers and diverse communities in western Massachusetts.
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Consultations for Community Impact
Our team specializes in community-engaged research, dissemination and implementation science, and mixed methods capacity-building. We also offer one-on-one consultations and trainings to researchers, research staff, and community organizations that are interested in learning more about these approaches. Book a 30-minute meeting with us to discuss your work or learn more about our program’s services.
Overview
The Community Engagement program seeks to increase the pace of adoption of evidence-based programs and policies to promote health, prevent disease, and eliminate disparities. In alignment with community-identified needs and interests, we employ a combination of implementation science, policy research, and community partnerships. The program works to create mechanisms for high-quality engagement with community and policy stakeholders, partnering with collaborators to identify opportunities for accelerating population-level outcomes while providing robust research and training opportunities in community translation and increasing the pipeline of well-trained individuals interested in this field.
The program’s Community Advisory Board plays a critical role in representing community perspectives to guide program activity.