Community Engagement
The mission of the Meharry Community Engagement Core “connects members and organizations with Meharry researchers to conduct research and share results that will improve health for communities that experience the poorest health outcomes.”
Apart from efforts to increase community capacity to engage in research and partner with them in advancing their own health-related priorities, the Community Engagement Core provides direct support to Meharry researchers, including:
1) providing community-engaged research training;
2) identifying and facilitating collaborators with various community members, such as community-based organizations;
3) identifying potential research study participants; and;
4) providing assistance for sharing research study results beyond traditional academic venues.
A Community Advisory Board, including representatives from health advocacy, health equity, and faith-based organizations, provides guidance to the Community Engagement Core and serves as one avenue for researchers to get community feedback about their research and explore potential community-academic research partnerships.
Resources
• Consultations for researcher and community members/organizations
• Partnerships with more than 100 community members and organizations
• Community Advisory Board
• Training modules for researchers and community member
• Research Volunteer Database
• Community Engagement Studios
• Community/Academic partnership development support
• Lay Research Dissemination Procedures and Methods
