New Mini Assessment Tool for Institutional Leadership of P2

Check out this great new "mini self-assessment tool to help you assess your institution's leadership of public engagement" from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement: https://www.publicengagement.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Leadership%20EDGE%20tool.pdf

New NIH Publication: Principles of Comm Engagement, 2nd Edition

We're glad to share this announcement from Amanda Jones of the Health Equity Movement:

"The new National Institutes of Health publication, Principles of Community Engagement, 2nd Edition updates and expands the 1997 booklet published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (http://www.cdc.gov/phppo/pce/).  The executive summary describes the publication as a primer that "can serve as a guide for understanding the principles of community engagement for those who are developing or implementing a community engagement plan, or it can be a resource for students or faculty."  The chapter headings appear below.  Copies may be ordered through the Government Printing Office at http://bookstore.gpo.gov/actions/GetPublication.do?stocknumber=017-024-01694-2

1 - Community Engagement: Definitions and Organizing Concepts from the Literature
2 - Principles of Community Engagement
3 - Successful Examples in the Field
4 - Managing Organizational Support for Community Engagement
5 - Challenges in Improving Community Engagement in Research
6 - The Value of Social Networking in Community Engagement
7 - Program Evaluation and Evaluating Community Engagement
8 - Summary"

Reg Closes Today at Midnight ET/NY for Interactive Games & Mobile Apps for Public Engmt

Our mini-conference this Thursday, April 7 will be a fantastic conversation about how interactive games and mobile apps are being used today for public engagement.  The day is chock full of practical, inspiring and insightful case studies and other presentations.

You can participate as an individual registrant or you can convene a group of colleagues in your conference room to learn together.  Either way, you'll save money on travel while learning about best practices in this exciting new area of public engagement!

If you can't make it, you can purchase post-event access to the session recordings and presentation materials starting in June. 

Can't wait?  The best way to access them right away is to register for the conference, as registrants will have immediate access to recordings and materials within a few days of the program's conclusion. 

See the complete program and register at www.publicdecisions.com/games

Job Oppty: Pgm Assoc, Community Training & Stakeholder Engmt

The Illinois Public Health Institute has an opening for the position of Program Associate, Community Training and Stakeholder Engagement. The due date for applications is January 28, 2011.

The Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) is a partnership of public, private and voluntary organizations that seeks to maximize health, wellness and quality of life for the people of Illinois. IPHI administers a number of partnership‐driven projects addressing specific program areas, including the Center for Community Capacity Development (CCCD), the Center for Health Information Technology (CHIT), and the Center for Policy and Partnership Initiatives (CPPI).

About this job, from an email distributed by IPHI:

The position "is a mid-level position shared between two of IPHI’s centers:  the Center for Community Capacity Development and the Center for Health Information Technology.  The position reports directly to the Center directors. 

We hope to find someone with maturity who has demonstrated leadership ability and who can represent IPHI to stakeholders and partners and work with them to achieve project deliverables.  We expect that the individual in this position will have the capacity to manage multiple tasks and project components, and hope to find someone who will grow with IPHI and will take on increasing responsibility over time.  Applicant qualifications are a master's degree in public health or public administration or equivalent level of professional experience in program coordination and content development, outreach and communications, and program maintenance and development.  We expect a minimum of three years of professional experience; five to seven years is preferred.

We would like to find someone who has experience participating in community health assessments and planning with an emphasis in engaging stakeholders and collecting community and stakeholder information through town hall meetings or forums, focus groups, surveys and interviewing.  In addition, a strong communication background and skill set is essential, including experience developing communication campaigns and developing training tools and resources."

Learn more at this link.