MCH Cell: Session 1
MCH CELL: Building Authentic Collaboration Between the Classroom and Community:
The Case of Community Health Assets & Needs Assessment
In Workshop #1 of the MCH CELL for Community-Engaged Learning Lab (MCH CELL) series, this discussion and workshop, led by long-time community leader and advocate, Ms. Marylyn Creer, and Boston University’s Clinical Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences, Candice Belanoff, offers up best-practices, strategies, and lessons learned for the development and implementation of a community-engaged course on needs and assets assessment. For the first hour of the session, participants had the opportunity to hear from Marylyn and Candice (see below for highlights), and then we hosted a workshop space (unrecorded), giving participants the opportunity (in smaller break-out groups) to critically examine their own experiences and practices, discuss potential barriers to authentic community partnerships, and leave with new ideas to try out in the field.
Access resources below that accompany the webinar; these resources can serve as examples.
- Syllabus: Boston University School of Public Health, SB820: Assessment and Planning for Health Promotion, Spring, 2023.
- MCH CELL Session 1 Presentation Slides
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Learning Sessions
Ready: Introduction
Jessica Ross, Assistant Director, Center of Excellence in Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health University of California, Berkeley's| School of Public Health introduces the MCH CELL series, links the content of MCH CELL to the MCH Leadership Competencies, and introduces the speakers for the session.
Set: Sharing Our Story
Marylyn and Candice present an introduction to the course “Assessment and Planning for Health Promotion” and discuss the evolution of the course and key early lessons learned along with challenges they have faced with the end goal of creating a great community partnership in the assessment setting.
Go: Questions and Answers
In this part of the session, we shifted gears with Candice asking Marylyn specific questions about her experiences with the course. Topics included the contributing factors for the course's success; building relationships with the community; advice for faculty and community members in designing and launching a similar program; .