See below for: research findings about outreach with a community.

For the Community, the learning experience:

• Builds on locally existing skills and resources.
• Supports a person who takes responsibility for managing or leading the process, and relies on quality group planning and facilitation techniques.
• Is flexible in response to both process and conditions.
• Provides participants with feedback about the results of their actions.
• Generates and makes use of data about the local condition.
• Takes into consideration the community as a whole, including: socio-political, economic, historical, and cultural influences.
• Evolves from work with a coalition or group.
• Builds effectiveness through linkages to other communities, partners, and resources.
• Takes place close to the location where people practice a behavior of concern.
• Reaches people in multiple ways.
• Relates to long-term community vision and goals.
• Provides training to increase skills needed to accomplish goals identified by the group.

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