Opportunities and challenges in public and community engagement: The connected for cognitive health in later life (CHILL) project

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Lee C. [1 ]
Mellor T. [2 ]
Dilworth-Anderson P. [3 ]
Young T. [4 ]
Brayne C. [5 ]
Lafortune L. [5 ]
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[1] Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Box 113, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge
[2] Creative Research Collective, Cambridge
[3] Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC), Chapel Hill
[4] North Carolina Translational and Clinical Science Institute, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
[5] Cambridge Institute of Public Health, Forvie Site, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge
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Community engagement; Dementia; Participatory research; Public engagement; Public health; Risk factors;
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10.1186/s40900-018-0127-x
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Background Identifying risk of disease and ill health, and developing prevention strategies, are key objectives in public health research. However, poor understanding of the impact of local context, including cultural and ethnic differences, challenges our ability to develop actions that are acceptable and meaningful to local communities. This suggests a need for research embedded in sub-populations, seeking to better understand context, understanding and interpretation of health and health risk. Methods Against a backdrop of wide inequalities in health, the Connected for Cognitive Health In Later Life (CHILL) project began work in a locality with worse than regional average health outcomes aiming to co-develop a project investigating perceptions of ageing and how to age ‘well’. Another goal was to test the potential for using Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) as a way of communicating research knowledge, raising awareness and understanding amongst community members of mid-life risk factors for developing dementia. A four-part scoping study was embarked on, including: Stakeholder identification and engagement; street interviews; community workshops; and a wider public engagement event. Results Whilst the project was able to stimulate interest, gain involvement from a small group of residents, and successfully engage members of the public, it was not possible, within the relatively short timescale of the scoping project, to achieve the depth of community involvement necessary to co-design and seek additional funding for collaborative research activities. Conclusions A number of challenges were encountered in scoping CBPR on this particular topic and location. Potential explanations include lack of ‘readiness’ or ‘capacity’ amongst the local population, and a very limited timescale for the scoping research to adapt and respond to this. This has significant implications in terms of time and effort necessary to build infrastructure to support research partnerships if researchers wish to engage successfully with members of the public on population health in the future. © The Author(s).
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