Community building

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EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY

Initiatives use group-based community development activities and long-term engagement with community members to build strong, supportive relationships and foster community capacity. Hosting initiatives in the target community, having facilitators from the target community, and tailoring initiatives to target population(s) can facilitate community-building activities.

SAMPLE INDICATORS

Number/percentage of initiatives that ensure social participation by people of different socioeconomic groups and identities in decision-making
Number/percentage of participants from diverse social backgrounds and identities who report seeing themselves represented in the initiatives
Number/percentage of initiatives that adopted shared language for enhanced communication and collaboration
Average attendance (e.g., stratified by race/ethnicity)
Resource usage (e.g., stratified by socioeconomic status)