Community Engagement
Ensuring that affected communities are meaningfully engaged in efforts to improve health and well-being
CAI works with community members, groups, and organizations to engage affected communities in programs from the outset. We believe that meaningful community engagement is essential at every stage of delivering health care and social services, including setting goals, developing strategies, and implementing programs. Our diverse and highly experienced team works to engage communities as partners and leaders in their work.
Community engagement services provided by CAI include:
- Community needs assessment, shaped and led by community members
- Community mobilization
- Support to build and engage coalitions
- Community meeting planning and facilitation
- Conference and meeting planning and facilitation, including technical/expert panels, team-building meetings, and retreats
Related Projects
Black People Against Tobacco (Project BAT)
Summary: This project helps decrease tobacco use disparities in Jackson, Mississippi, and the surrounding region through authentic community engagement with Black residents to address social norms about smoking. It also helps build community-level capacity to advocate for tobacco prevention policies and practices.
The HOPE Buffalo Collaborative
Summary: This project aims to increase optimal teen health and reduce teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates for adolescents aged 10-19 in Buffalo, New York.
Tobacco-Free Erie and Niagara Counties
Summary: This project aims to advance tobacco-free communities in Erie and Niagara Counties through education, community mobilization, and policy change in order to reduce the burden of tobacco use and prevent future initiation.