What to know
It is important to understand the context when engaging communities because it affects health problems and the development of health solutions.
Chapter Conclusion
The wide-ranging literature summarized in this chapter share several major themes:
- There are multiple reasons for community-engaged health promotion and research.
- Community engagement must be conducted in a manner that is respectful of all partners and mindful of their need to benefit from collaboration.
- It is important to understand context (in all its complexity) as it affects health problems and the development of health solutions.
- We must recognize that community-engaged health improvement is a long-term, evolving process.
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