Community advisory boards as implementation strategies to center partner and patient voice in community health centers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community advisory boards (CABs) are a promising approach for strengthening patient and partner voices in community health center (CHC) evidence-based decision-making. This paper aims to describe how CHCs used CABs during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve the reach of testing among populations experiencing health disparities and identify transferable lessons for future implementation.

Methods

This mixed methods study integrates brief quantitative surveys of community engagement (N = 20) and one-on-one qualitative interviews (N = 13) of staff and community partners engaged in CHC CABs with a cost analysis and qualitative feedback from CHC staff participating in an online learning community (N = 17).

Results

Community partners and staff

SUBMITTER: Lee RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795859 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature