Engaging a Community-Academic Partnership to Implement Community-Driven Solutions

Authors

Abiola O. Keller, Marquette UniversityFollow
Lindsey St. Arnold Bell, Near West Side Partners
Kristin Haglund, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2025

Publisher

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health

Source Publication

Preventing Chronic Disease

Source ISSN

1545-1151

Abstract

Community engagement is a pivotal public health tool for addressing population health challenges and advancing health equity. Community–academic partnerships that use community-engaged approaches can prioritize community strengths and ensure that resources and interventions match local needs. In 2021–2022, a community-academic partnership, guided by the principles of community engagement, collaborated with residents of Milwaukee’s Near West Side (NWS) to identify strengths and assets and prioritize actions to improve health and quality of life. To inform the development of a planned community resource center, residents were invited for group concept mapping (GCM).

Comments

Published version. Preventing Chronic Disease, Vol. 22 (June 2025): 240334. DOI. This article is This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely.

Recommended Citation

Keller, Abiola O.; St. Arnold Bell, Lindsey; and Haglund, Kristin, "Engaging a Community-Academic Partnership to Implement Community-Driven Solutions" (2025). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 1061.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/1061