Community-Engaged Research Guides and Resource Manuals

All of our guides and manuals serve as a resource by and for faculty and community members. Check out our Community Engagement Toolkit for updated and additional resources to start or continue your Community Engaged journey. Find additional resources at the Center for Community Engagement. 

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Community Engagement Best Practices “timeline” Resource:

The “timeline” serves as a metaphor for the steps and processes needed to build equitable research practices from the beginning. Whether you are just starting out in your engagement journey, or an experienced practitioner of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), click through the “timeline”, discover essentials and tools for each phase of the research process.

Explore the comprehensive resources linked to gain valuable insight: 

• Resources to support your Community Engaged Journey: Language Translation, Community Advisory Boards, Recruitment, and Templates.
• Expand your Knowledge: Principles and definitions of community engagement.
• Discover new ways to engage with community through our webinar series.

Guides:

• Start Early - Community Engagement Guiding Principles Resources 
• Engage Community Advisors - Lived Experience Advisory Board Toolkit 
• Research Design: Case Study: Youth Research Advisory Council (YRAC) Curriculum 
• Budget for Community Engagement PowerPoint
• Staff Your Team Appropriately - Staff Recruitment Resources 
• Hire Diversely Resources 
• Elicit Community Feedback Resources 
• Monitor Recruitment & Adapt - Video 
• Use Informed Consent Best Practices Template 
• Engage Community Co-Investigators Toolkit 
• Maintain Relationships: ASPIRE Recommendations Guide 
• Simply Publishing is Not Enough Resource 

Guide:

• Community-Engaged Research: A Quick-Start Guide for Researchers (PDF 432KB)

Resource Manuals:

• Community-Engaged Research with Community-Based Organizations: A Resource Manual for UCSF Researchers (PDF 556KB)
• Community-Engaged Research with Community-Based Clinicians: A Resource Manual for Researchers (PDF 500KB)
• An Introduction to Effectiveness, Dissemination and Implementation Research (PDF 423KB)

Guides and Resource Manuals for Community Partners

For Community Organizations and Agencies

• Community-Engaged Research: A Quick-Start Guide for Community-Based Organizations (PDF 419KB)
• Community-Engaged Research with UCSF Researchers: A Resource Manual for Community-Based Organizations (PDF 375KB)

For Community Clinicians

• Community-Engaged Research: A Quick-Start Guide for Community-Based Clinicians (PDF 471KB)
• Community-Engaged Research with UCSF Researchers: A Resource Manual for Community Clinicians (PDF 425KB)

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