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How to Conduct Community Engaged Research (in less than 7 minutes...) [Title Slide]
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The phrase “community-engaged research” (CER) has become popularized over the past decade to describe attempts to promote community involvement in the research process.1 Historically, the term CER referred to scientific researchers and community members who work together to develop community academic partnerships (CAPs), improve research, and create better outcomes in communities, particularly for marginalized populations.2 The aim of CER is for the people most directly impacted by the research topic to become active participants in the research process.3 Many forms of CER are guided by the formation of CAPs.4 But this process can be daunting, due to factors such as time commitments, a lack of funding, and issues of mistrust.
We created the “6C model of community engagement” based on 20+ years of collaborative work to address health equity challenges in immigrant communities.5 The purpose of this PechaKucha presentation is to illustrate how community and academic partners can use the 6C model to strengthen CAPs and encourage progress toward a more shared leadership style. The model specifically examines six characteristics of community engagement: community health focus, collaboration, co-learning, cultural competence, critical consciousness, and capacity building.
The 6C model of community engagement is a comprehensive attempt to promote community involvement in the research process. The model has the potential to strengthen CAPs and encourage progress toward a shared leadership style. CAPs who utilize this process are more likely to take steps to develop egalitarian relationships, with attention to broader health outcomes in the community.
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References:
1. Payán, D.D., Zawadzki, M.J., & Song, A.V. (2022). Advancing community-engaged research to promote health equity: considerations to improve the field. Perspectives in Public Health, 142(3), 139–141. https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139211054118.
2. Ortiz, K., Nash, J., Shea, L., Oetzel, J., Garoutte, J., Sanchez-Youngman, S., et al. (2020). Partnerships, Processes, and Outcomes: A Health Equity–Focused Scoping Meta-Review of Community-Engaged Scholarship. Annual Review of Public Health, 41, 177–199. http://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-040119-094220.
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Principles of Community Engagement. (2025). 3rd ed. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
4. Anderson, Y., Artis, R., AuYoung, M., Ball, Q., Bella, A. L., Castellon-Lopez, Y., Cheng, J., Cheung, R., Cohn, E., Fonua, L., Foong, H. L., Gomez, J., Griffith-Lloyd, K., LeBrón, A. M. W., Mangione, J., McLeod, M., Norris, K., Ba, L. P., Pimentel, P., Tanjasiri, S., … Williams, H. (2025). Developing Strategic and Collaborative Community-Academic Partnerships to Improve Community Health, From Moving Upstream to Getting at the Root. American journal of public health, 115(S2), S152–S163. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308092
5. D’Alonzo, K.T., Mathur, S., Joseph, M., & Wadhawan, A., Hargwood, P. & Vivar, T.C. (In press). Design and implementation of the 6-C model of community engagement. Frontiers in Public Health.
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Keywords:
Public and Community Health, Academic-Clinical Partnership, Health Equity or Social Determinants of Health, Nursing Research, Community-Based Participatory Research, Immigrants
Recommended Citation
D'Alonzo, Karen T.; Mathur, Shailja; Joseph, Maya E.; and Wadhawan, Anju, "How to Promote Community Engaged Research (in less than 7 minutes…)" (2026). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 274.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2026/presentations_2026/274
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37th International Nursing Research Congress
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2026
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2026-09-15
How to Promote Community Engaged Research (in less than 7 minutes…)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The phrase “community-engaged research” (CER) has become popularized over the past decade to describe attempts to promote community involvement in the research process.1 Historically, the term CER referred to scientific researchers and community members who work together to develop community academic partnerships (CAPs), improve research, and create better outcomes in communities, particularly for marginalized populations.2 The aim of CER is for the people most directly impacted by the research topic to become active participants in the research process.3 Many forms of CER are guided by the formation of CAPs.4 But this process can be daunting, due to factors such as time commitments, a lack of funding, and issues of mistrust.
We created the “6C model of community engagement” based on 20+ years of collaborative work to address health equity challenges in immigrant communities.5 The purpose of this PechaKucha presentation is to illustrate how community and academic partners can use the 6C model to strengthen CAPs and encourage progress toward a more shared leadership style. The model specifically examines six characteristics of community engagement: community health focus, collaboration, co-learning, cultural competence, critical consciousness, and capacity building.
The 6C model of community engagement is a comprehensive attempt to promote community involvement in the research process. The model has the potential to strengthen CAPs and encourage progress toward a shared leadership style. CAPs who utilize this process are more likely to take steps to develop egalitarian relationships, with attention to broader health outcomes in the community.
Description
The purpose of this PechaKucha presentation is to illustrate how community and academic partners can use the 6C model to strengthen community academic partnerships (CAPs) and encourage progress toward a more shared leadership style in the conduct of community engaged research (CER).