The following resources and tools are available for community and partner engagement to ensure that engagements are purposeful, equitable, transparent and strategic. These series of tools and resources are recommended to expand your community engagement toolkit for engagement planning, capacity building and educational opportunities.

NCDHHS Community and Partner Engagement Guide

The NCDHHS Community and Partner Engagement Guide (Spanish) was created in partnership with the Office of Health Equity to serve as a foundational resource to unify NCDHHS’ approach to community engagement. The guide provides evidence-based principles that honor the strength, resilience, history  and lived experiences of communities.

Guía de participación de la comunidad y de colaboradores comunitarios de NCDHHS (versión en español).

Additional NCDHHS Community and Partner Engagement Guide Resources

  • Cultural Humility Practices (PDF) (Word), Prácticas de humildad cultural (PDF) (Word)
  • Cultural Competency Awareness Self-Assessment (PDF) (Word), Concientización de la competencia cultural autoevaluación (PDF) (Word)
  • Cultural Competency Checklist for Community Partners (PDF) (Word)
  • Lista de Verificación de Competencias Culturales para Compromisos Comunitarios (PDF) (Word)
  • Checklist for Meaningful Community Engagement: PDF, Word
  • Lista de verificación para uso en participaciones comunitarias importantes: PDF, Word

CPE Initiative Frequently Asked Questions

  • Frequently Asked Questions for the CPE Initiative (PDF)
  • Preguntas frecuentes sobre la participación de la comunidad y los colaboradores (CPE) de NCDHHS (PDF)

Additional NCDHHS Resources