Purpose
ATSDR’s Playbook outlines a framework for community engagement and shares activities, tools, and templates that can be tailored across community contexts.
Background
The Community Engagement Playbook (“the Playbook”) was created to guide you through the phases and activities of community engagement. It was designed for public health professionals and state, territorial, local, and tribal (STLT) partners. The Playbook describes four phases of community engagement (CE):
- Phase I: Setting the Stage
- Phase II: Getting Started
- Phase III: Keeping It Going
- Phase IV: Wrapping Up
These phases roll out over the course of site-based environmental public health work. We also describe nine key community engagement activities to bring the community’s knowledge, needs, and preferences into the process. These activities may also be used to build community capacity by facilitating environmental health learning. They also include how to foster community connections with other organizations positioned to support community goals.
