Accelerating Community Engagement: Measuring Results.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Community engagement (CE) is vital for Primary Health Care (PHC) and for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. However, large public health programs often prioritize measuring outcomes and impact over assessing CE itself. This paper proposes a comprehensive, community-centered Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework with relevant indicators to strengthen CE assessment.

Methods

We reviewed international M&E frameworks and their applications from both public health and community perspectives. Our analysis drew on guidelines from international organizations and 10 years of project data from seven countries.

Results

Findings underscore the need to bridge program-level and community-level indicators while aligning recent M&E guidance w

SUBMITTER: Pervilhac C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12747999 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature