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In this interactive session, the PHI Center for Wellness and Nutrition will review the action steps necessary to mobilize strong partnerships by deferring to the community and supporting authentic community engagement. Attendees will explore case studies and lessons learned from successful strategies that have had the greatest effect on community health in partnership with the communities they impact.

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

1. Identify which levels of engagement are most effective for impacting public health outcomes

2. List 2-3 structures for supporting community decision-making

3. Assess the most effective partners to lead community engagement efforts

4. Describe 1-2 ways to leverage funds for community engagement

Resources:

• Community Engagement: A Health Promotion Guide for Universal Health Coverage in the Hands of the People

• Collective Impact Forum: Community Engagement Tool

• Collective Impact Forum: What is Collective Impact?

• Building Together: Developing Key Partnerships to Support Youth-Led Participatory Action Research in CalFresh Healthy Living, University of California Programming

• UC Davis Center for Regional Change: Growing Capacity

• Community-Based Participatory Research in Public Health

• Guide to Prioritization Techniques

• Evaluating Community Engagement: An Evaluation Guide and Toolkit for Practical Use