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Community Engagement Interventions to Improve Health Equity

Understand emerging evidence and best practices for implementing community engagement interventions to better meet community needs and improve health equity.

Collection

March 2024

Retention in Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural Populations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

A telehealth-delivered opioid use disorder treatment program is associated with promising levels of care retention and medication adherence among rural populations.

Peer-Reviewed Article

December 2023

The Effectiveness of Community Engagement in Public Health Interventions for Disadvantaged Groups: A Meta-Analysis

Incorporating community engagement into public health interventions leads to improved health outcomes and a greater sense of self-efficacy among intervention recipients.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2015

Leveraging Community Expertise to Advance Health Equity

Trust, flexible funding, cross-sector support, sustainability, and an explicit focus on structural racism are identified as key components of effective community engagement to advance health equity.

Brief/Report

July 2021

Engaging Consumers in Medicaid Program Design: Strategies from the States

Study explores how select state Medicaid agencies design consumer engagement approaches, and identifies lessons on the impact of these approaches.

Peer-Reviewed Article

March 2021

Exploring Consumer Engagement Experiences: A Research Project Co-Led by the National Consumer Scholars

Consumers and staff members of health and social service organizations share their community engagement experiences.

Brief/Report

April 2021

Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee: Design Recommendations for the California Department of Health Care Services

Recommendations to inform the design and implementation of a new Medicaid Advisory Committee.

Implementation Tool

July 2023

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.

Case Example

June 2023

Methods and Emerging Strategies to Engage People with Lived Experience

Toolkit offers lessons for engaging people with lived experience in human services initiatives.

Implementation Tool

January 2022

State Examples of Medicaid Community Engagement Strategies: Two Case Studies

Colorado and Virginia’s Medicaid programs provide examples of states engaging communities to improve health outcomes.

Case Example

January 2023

Building Trust: Leadership Reflections on Community Empowerment and Engagement in a Large Urban Initiative

Leaders of community-based partnerships that offer trauma-informed programming highlight strategies for building trust with communities.

Peer-Reviewed Article

June 2023

Key Findings From the Medicaid MCO Learning Hub Discussion Group Series and Roundtable — Focus on Member Engagement and the Consumer Voice

Representatives from Medicaid health plans offer recommendations for effective member and community engagement.

Brief/Report

January 2021

Patient Engagement Strategies for Adults with Chronic Conditions: An Evidence Map

Evidence map of patient and family engagement strategies highlights range of evidence on self-management support and shared decision-making.

Peer-Reviewed Article

March 2022

Engaging Community Members: A Guide to Equitable Compensation

Toolkit offers health care stakeholders interested in working with community members guidance on equitable compensation strategies.

Brief/Report

October 2023

Shifting the Power Balance: Creating Health System Accountability through Trusted Community Partnerships

This report outlines practical approaches to guide health systems in more meaningfully involving community members and being more accountable to the communities they serve.

Brief/Report

March 2023

Community Member Engagement Resource Center

This resource center offers guidance to help Medicaid stakeholders engage community members in policy and program design development, especially as a means of increasing health equity.

Website/Resource Center

October 2023

The Value of Recovery Community Centers in Addiction Care: Insights from a Tireless Recovery Advocate

Michael Askew, Deputy Director of the Office of Recovery at the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, discusses the role of recovery community centers in the lives of people with substance use disorder and across the continuum of other addiction care services.

Blog

February 2024

Respite Care Resource Guide

This report identifies policy strategies for states to expand access to respite care for caregivers.

Brief/Report

January 2022

Family Caregiver Strategy Action Guide for MLTSS Plans

Recommendations for how managed long-term services and supports plans can better raise awareness of and increase support for family caregivers.

Brief/Report

January 2022

Using Person-Centered Language

This tip sheet provides guidelines for how health plans and provider organizations can use more person-centered language.

Implementation Tool

April 2020

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Community Engagement Interventions to Improve Health Equity

Retention in Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Rural Populations: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The Effectiveness of Community Engagement in Public Health Interventions for Disadvantaged Groups: A Meta-Analysis

Leveraging Community Expertise to Advance Health Equity

Engaging Consumers in Medicaid Program Design: Strategies from the States

Exploring Consumer Engagement Experiences: A Research Project Co-Led by the National Consumer Scholars

Medi-Cal Member Advisory Committee: Design Recommendations for the California Department of Health Care Services

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

Methods and Emerging Strategies to Engage People with Lived Experience

State Examples of Medicaid Community Engagement Strategies: Two Case Studies

Building Trust: Leadership Reflections on Community Empowerment and Engagement in a Large Urban Initiative

Key Findings From the Medicaid MCO Learning Hub Discussion Group Series and Roundtable — Focus on Member Engagement and the Consumer Voice

Patient Engagement Strategies for Adults with Chronic Conditions: An Evidence Map

Engaging Community Members: A Guide to Equitable Compensation

Shifting the Power Balance: Creating Health System Accountability through Trusted Community Partnerships

Community Member Engagement Resource Center

The Value of Recovery Community Centers in Addiction Care: Insights from a Tireless Recovery Advocate

Respite Care Resource Guide

Family Caregiver Strategy Action Guide for MLTSS Plans

Using Person-Centered Language