Journal article
What Does "Good" Community and Public Engagement Look Like? Developing Relationships With Community Members in Global Health Research
Frontiers in public health, Vol.9, pp.1-7
27/01/2022
PMID: 35155342
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Abstract
Community and public engagement (CPE) is increasingly becoming a key component in global health research. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is one of the leading funders in the UK of global health research and requires a robust CPE element in the research it funds, along with CPE monitoring and evaluation. But what does "good" CPE look like? And what factors facilitate or inhibit good CPE? Addressing these questions would help ensure clarity of expectations of award holders, and inform effective monitoring frameworks and the development of guidance. The work reported upon here builds on existing guidance and is a first step in trying to identify the key components of what "good" CPE looks like, which can be used for all approaches to global health research and in a range of different settings and contexts. This article draws on data collected as part of an evaluation of CPE by 53 NIHR-funded award holders to provide insights on CPE practice in global health research. This data was then debated, developed and refined by a group of researchers, CPE specialists and public contributors to explore what "good" CPE looks like, and the barriers and facilitators to good CPE. A key finding was the importance, for some research, of investing in and developing long term relationships with communities, perhaps beyond the life cycle of a project; this was regarded as crucial to the development of trust, addressing power differentials and ensuring the legacy of the research was of benefit to the community.
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- Title
- What Does "Good" Community and Public Engagement Look Like? Developing Relationships With Community Members in Global Health Research
- Creators
- Gary Hickey - University of SouthamptonKatie Porter - University of SouthamptonDoreen Tembo - University of SouthamptonUna RennardMartha Tholanah - University of ZimbabwePeter Beresford - University of East AngliaDavid Chandler - Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis AllianceMoses Chimbari - University of KwaZulu-NatalTina Coldham - National Institute for Health and Care ResearchLisa Dikomitis - University of KentBiggy Dziro - African Mental Health Research Initiative (Zimbabwe)Peter O. Ekiikina - Foundation for Open Development (Uganda)Maria I. Khattak - Khyber Medical UniversityCristian R. Montenegro - Wellcome Centre of Cultures and Environments of HealthNoni Mumba - Kenya Medical Research InstituteRosemary Musesengwa - University of OxfordErica Nelson - Institute of Development StudiesClement Nhunzvi - University of ZimbabweCaroline M. Ramirez - Ateneo de Manila UniversitySophie Staniszewska - University of Warwick
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in public health, Vol.9, pp.1-7
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Number of pages
- 7
- Identifiers
- 991013372605702368
- Copyright
- © 2022 Hickey, Porter, Tembo, Rennard, Tholanah, Beresford, Chandler, Chimbari, Coldham, Dikomitis, Dziro, Ekiikina, Khattak, Montenegro, Mumba, Musesengwa, Nelson, Nhunzvi, Ramirez and Staniszewska.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article