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Criteria for Community Participation in the Gulf Research Program’s Enhancing Community Resilience (EnCoRe) Initiative

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The current study will help shape the design and implementation of the Gulf Research Program’s (GRP) Enhancing Community Resilience Initiative (EnCoRe). EnCoRe is a multi-year community engagement initiative that will partner with select communities in the five Gulf Coast states (FL, AL, MS, LA, TX) and the Cook Inlet region of Alaska to build and enhance health and community resilience at the local level. The selection of the communities is central to the success and the design of EnCoRe, and this study will position the GRP to employ an effective community selection process using clear and well-supported criteria.

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A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will help shape the Gulf Research Program's program on Enhancing Community Resilience (EnCoRe). Specifically, the committee will:

1. Examine past and current community engagement efforts and other relevant materials, particularly those that have included communities in the Gulf region and Alaska (e.g., Alaska ACE, Project Impact, CARRI, Texas Target Communities, 100 Resilient Cities) for the purpose of identifying guiding principles and lessons learned.

2. Develop a set of guiding principles and identify criteria for selecting the participating communities in the EnCoRe program.

3. Discuss the potential challenges and opportunities of applying the committee's selection criteria, and the possible advantages and disadvantages of alternative approaches.

The committee will issue a consensus report with its findings and recommendations.

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Tom Arrison

Lead

John Ben Soileau

Olivia Torbert

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