Community engagement is an essential component of effective public health, but it can feel vague or challenging to incorporate into communications plans. Use these stages from The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership to start or better understand your community engagement approach, transform and sustain relationships with your community, and build greater trust in public health.
PDF: The 5 Stages of Community Engagement for Public Health
To learn more about The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership and other community engagement tools and strategies, register for a free two-hour course on “Strengthening Public Health Communications through Community Engagement” with Dr. Ameena Batada at academy.publichealthcollaborative.org. This virtual course is part of the PHCC Academy, an initiative of PHCC that aims to equip public health professionals with the confidence and competence to communicate effectively with their communities.
For additional resources and evidence-based messaging guidance, visit the following PHCC webpages:
