UCLA Health Service Awards at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Three primary goals for community engagement
Partnering with the community to improve health through solutions that address social, cultural and biological determinants
Developing a comprehensive and diverse health care workforce to serve the community
Creating innovative health care delivery models that maintain financial stability while serving all members of our community
Tactics to implement community engagement
Create a Community Engagement Innovation Institute that will serve as the locus for community engagement.
Garner financial resources to support Community Engagement projects and infrastructure; pursue
Define community using a multifactorial approach (e.g., geographic region, age, race/ethnicity, foreign born vs. U.S. born, income, medically underserved, etc.)
Establish expectations related to community engagement in all mission areas
Provide administrative services and infrastructure to support the community engagement mission
Consider community engagement scholarship in faculty advancement and compensation
Provide financial incentives to departments to encourage community-partnered research and cross-departmental collaboration in community engagement efforts
Build capacity to ensure best practices in community engagement initiatives in all mission areas and across UCLA
