Work Really Is Being Done and It's Very Worthwhile
Reflections from Community Advisory Board Members
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12808288 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Chassler (0009-0006-8556-5271, corresponding author), Craig Mcclay, Madeline D’onfro, Tracy A Battaglia (0000-0001-8475-1212), Andrea Macone, Jennifer Kimball, Douglas D Reynolds, Jess Tilley, Linda S Sprague Martinez (0000-0002-5070-7640) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 219-226 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Progress in community health partnerships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-055X • E-ISSN: 1557-0541 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cpr.2025.a965359 |
| PMID | 40718919 |
| OpenAlex | W4412578550 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Background: The federally-funded four-state HEALing Communities Study (HCS) aims to reduce fatal opioid overdoses. Each state was required to establish a Community Advisory Board (CAB). CABs have the potential to shape research priorities, ensuring relevance to affected communities. Objectives: Describe personal and professional benefits of Massachusetts HCS CAB participation. Discuss strategies that promote HCS-MA CAB member benefits. Methods: Nineteen of 20 HCS-MA CAB members responded to prompts: How has your involvement in the CAB impacted you as an individual, in your work in the community, and on the study? Consider the personal and professional benefits . Responses were analyzed using Thematic Analysis. Lessons Learned: Benefits of serving on the HCS-MA CAB included mutual learning in an "honest and open space," forming new relationships, and pride and gratitude in working together on a shared goal. Conclusions: The results of this case study suggest how valuable community engagement and sharing multiple ways of knowing can be for CAB members
Community engagement · Gratitude · Medical education · Political science · Pride · Public relations · Qualitative research · Relevance (law · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Work (physics · Community Health and Development · Engineering · Health Policy Implementation Science · Health Sciences Research and Education · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |