This section of the website poses a few simple questions that should help you to
find the resources that will be most useful to you.
If CE is relatively new to you, click here for an
introduction to the topic »
If you are looking for hints on how to plan
a CE process, click here »
Useful keywords
For a list of useful keywords to assist you with your search,
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If you are already familiar with CE and are looking for resources, techniques and
tools to achieve a specific goal with a defined group of stakeholders, then please
answer the following questions:
Which are the goals for your CE process?
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Which are the main stakeholder groups you wish to engage?
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General public
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Governments (e.g. federal, provincial, municipal)
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Health service providers (e.g. physicians, nurses, allied health professionals)
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Issue-specific groups and organizations (e.g. hospitals, mental health/addictions
providers, family health teams, home care, disease-specific organizations, consumer
advocacy groups)
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Service users (e.g. patient, client, caregiver, people affected by a particular
health issue)
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Specific population groups (e.g. women, seniors, geographic community)
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Stakeholders internal to an organization (e.g. decision-makers, managers, front-line
staff)
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Unique communities (e.g. diverse language and cultural groups, Aboriginal communities,
marginalized groups)
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This document was prepared by the Wellesley Institute, a Toronto-based organization that advances the social determinants of health through community-based research, community engagement, and the informing of public policy. Based on earlier work in CE in LHINs, the document outlines key directions needed for LHINs to effectively build a culture of community engagement, and offers useful recommendations related to organizational learning regarding community engagement, community engagement planning, evaluating community engagement results, and sustaining community engagement over the long term. While slightly outdated in terms of the community engagement work occurring currently in the LHINs, the resource presents useful directions and options for LHINS to continue to build relationships with their communities and to involve consumers and service providers.
Topics:
Evaluation/effectiveness, Follow-up, Planning – CE, Policy development, Stakeholder selection
Techniques & tools:
Stakeholder forum
http://wellesleyinstitute.com/files/Policy%20Challenge_Building%20on%20Initial%20Community%20Engagement.pdf