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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. To request a consultation with us to discuss your work or learn more about our program’s services, please email our team at community@catalyst.harvard.edu.
Online Course: Community-Engaged Research
Community engagement in research provides an opportunity for greater trust and respect between academic researchers and communities, leading ultimately to improved community health. This popular online course is designed for both researchers and community members, with a two-fold purpose: for researchers to develop skills that will lead to trusting relationships and impactful research with community and to prepare community partners to engage in health research. Open to those in and outside of Harvard University. Learn more and register by August 28.
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.