Engaging Richmond

Under a Center for Translational Science Award from the National Institutes of Health, the Center convened Engaging Richmond, a community-academic partnership based in Richmond's East End to assist with the Richmond community needs assessment. The community-academic partnership has since continued, and Engaging Richmond team members have led or assisted the Center with several research projects over the years. Since its inception in 2011, the members of Engaging Richmond have used mixed methods research to explore the social and environmental factors that influence health. Based on community-identified priorities, the team develops targeted dissemination strategies to bring evidence to policy makers and change agents.

Engaging Richmond-led projects include:

Richmond community needs assessment

Northside parental engagement study

Cost of firearms violence

Bringing best practices to housing redevelopment

Informed Neighbors Corps

Strengthening Early Childhood Education in Richmond

Richmond Health Equity Report

Community Conversations

Volunteerism in the East End

Additional Resources

Meet the team

Explore Engaging Richmond-led projects:

Richmond community needs assessment

Northside parental engagement study

Cost of firearms violence

Bringing best practices to housing redevelopment

Informed Neighbors Corps

Strengthening Early Childhood Education in Richmond

Richmond Health Equity Report

Community Conversations

Volunteerism in the East End

Explore Engaging Richmond-supported work:

Health impact assessment: implications of reduced food stamp eligibility

The SEED method for stakeholder engagement

Community-engaged approach to reducing pediatric asthma disparities in Richmond