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Dear Scientists: Community Ambassadors' Perspectives on Community-Engaged Research
Nour-Eddine Aboudihaj1, Asha Ahmed1, Susu Ali1
1WellHome Project, Environmental Research Group, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK.
Community ambassadors enhance environmental health research by building trust and participant engagement. Integrating and fairly compensating these vital community liaisons ensures mutual benefits for scientists and community members.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Community-Based Participatory Research
Background:
- Growing recognition of community engagement in environmental health research.
- Community ambassadors facilitate scientist-community interactions.
- The WellHome Study investigated indoor air quality in West London, UK.
Purpose of the Study:
- To offer insights to scientists on the community ambassador model.
- To highlight the benefits of community ambassadors in research.
- To share experiences from the WellHome Study.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing community ambassadors as liaisons.
- Integrating ambassadors into the research project team.
- Reflecting on compensation for community ambassadors.
Main Results:
- Community ambassadors build trust and improve participant engagement.
- Full integration of ambassadors into project teams is valuable.
- Fair remuneration for ambassadors is crucial.
Conclusions:
- The community ambassador model offers mutual benefits.
- This approach furthers research goals and provides meaningful experiences.
- Community members' voices are central to successful engagement.
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