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Recorded presentation

David Dyjack, DrPH and Juan Carlos Belliard, PhD, MPH. School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, 24951 North Circle Drive, Loma Linda, CA 92350, (909) 558-7194, ddyjack@llu.edu

A substantial body of published literature has been devoted to the promotion and support of community-engaged scholarship (CES) initiatives. Unfortunately, limited information is available which documents successful CES implementation strategies deployed by health science universities. This presentation will describe the tactics employed by a School of Public Health to integrate CES into the fabric of the institution. The School named an associate Dean for Public Health Practice as tangible evidence of its commitment, and empowered the individual to implement Kotter's eight steps to leading organizational change favoring intentional community engagement. The implementation strategy was predicated on the articulation of meaningful benefits for junior and senior faculty, inclusive of factors contributing to promotion, enhanced compensation, and tenure. The benefits were presented within the framework of CES recommendations tendered by numerous nationally recognized scientific bodies, and accompanied by a performance assessment instrument, which assisted faculty in the quantification of their CES efforts. School leadership identified four operating principles, which contributed to the growth of CES. The four were: 1) developing a CES information management system; 2) linking interested faculty with a network of CES experts; 3) creating an environment conducive to translational research; and 4) making tools and resources available. Due in part to these efforts, CES is now present in every academic department. The next level of performance is for the School to develop a formative evaluation program, which identifies and measures CES-related health outcomes achieved in our service area as a result of our community-based partnerships.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify four operating principles which support community engaged scholarship.
• Describe an overall strategy to promote and enhance community engaged scholarship activities in school of public health.

Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, Public Health Education

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation