Community Engagement: Researcher Resources

Researcher/participant and researcher/community partnerships require familiarity with research participant perspectives, outreach and engagement best practices, and available resources. Below you will find a list of services available through the Community Engagement Program and a number of documents, websites, and training programs focusing on Community Engagement.

Community Engagement Program Services

• Assist in project planning for a community-based or community engaged project
• Assist with recruitment, data collection, or other study-related activities in Appalachian-based projects
• Explore collaborative opportunities with Appalachian Translational Research Network Community Partners
• Explore collaborative opportunities with Appalachian Translational Research Network Institutional/Regional Partners
• Explore Collaborative Opportunities with OSU researchers to conduct studies in the Appalachian region
• Pilot Study Funding

Community Perspectives

• Community Perspectives on Research
  Presented by The Ohio State University Prevention Research Center, this video shares the perspectives of community members involved with community-based research.

Community Research Best Practice

• Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN)
  Collaborative research network committed to addressing the significant health challenges and disparities specific to Appalachia by enhancing research collaborations to speed the translation of scientific discoveries to health improvements for this region.
• Principles of Community Engagement (2nd ed.)
  Introduced in 2011 by the National Institutes of Health National Center for Research Resources; provides theoretical framework and practical guidance for engaging partners.
• Community Campus Partnerships for Health
  Non-profit organization promoting community/academic partnerships; Provides educational resources discussing community-based participatory research.
• Community Toolbox
  Provides information on essential skills for building healthy communities.
• Education Networks to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials
  National organization aiming to improve access to cancer clinical trials through education/collaboration with communities; Training programs and resources available.

Community Engagement Training

• Practicing Community-engaged Research Training Module
  Developed by Mary Anne McDonald, MA, DrPH, of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute; an overview of the concepts and conduct of community-engaged research.
• Practicing Community-engaged Research Sample Quiz
  Accompanies the training module; assesses understanding of community engagement background, process, principles, rewards, and challenges.
• Ethics and Community-engaged Research Training Module
  Developed by Mary Anne McDonald, MA, DrPH, of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute; discusses important ethical considerations.
• Ethics and Community-engaged Research Sample Quiz
  Accompanies the training module; assesses understanding of the relationship between the Belmont Report and community engagement, community-engaged research review processes, community ethical considerations, and concept application.
• Developing and Sustaining Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships: A Skill-Building Curriculum
  Includes examples, exercises, and samples; can be used to develop partnerships, conduct trainings for researchers or community partners, or for self-study.

Community Assessment Resources

• Appalachian Rural Health Institute
  Interdisciplinary health services and research institute at Ohio University; Provides community health assessments and county-level data.
• Central Ohio Data Access Tools
  This website provides central Ohio data through DataSource, Community Indicators, and Research Clearinghouse tools.
• Health Landscape
  Allows users to create custom maps and tables of health in their communities depicting populations at risk, health outcomes, and the distribution of health interventions.
• OASIS (Online Analysis & Statistical Information System)
  Users are given access to public-release health and social science data for download or on-line statistical analysis.
• Ohio Family Health Survey
  Largest state-sponsored health survey in the U.S. Survey questions cover health status, health care access and utilization, satisfaction, insurance status, and demographics.

Outreach and Engagement Resources

• Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN)
  Collaborative research network committed to addressing the significant health challenges and disparities specific to Appalachia by enhancing research collaborations to speed the translation of scientific discoveries to health improvements for this region.
• OSU Primary Care Practice-based Research Network (OSU-PCPBRN)
  Includes 25 primary care sites throughout Central Ohio. Members can access demographic/diagnosis data. Excellent resource for recruitment practice-based research.
• OSU Extension
  Partners with communities, business and industry, and organizations to improve the lives and communities of Ohioans through research-based education programs.
• OSU College of Pharmacy
  The Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration has developed many community partnerships for service, education, training, and research.
• OSU Outreach and Engagement Office
  Provides professional development workshops, information and tools to support engagement, and grants for outreach and service-learning projects.

Stimulates partnerships between Ohio’s schools and the university; Excellent resource for investigators interested in working with secondary schools or teachers.

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