Building Sustainable Community Health Partnerships: An Interactive Workshop with the U-M Interprofessional Toolkit

Interprofessional experiential activities, traditionally located in hospital and healthcare settings, are crucial for advancing the competencies of health profession learners. At the University of Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education, the Interprofessional Community Health Collaborative (ICHC) extended these activities into community settings, allowing learners to engage with local communities while developing their interprofessional skills. The ICHC has successfully led community-based health promotion events, which informed the development of a comprehensive community engagement toolkit. This toolkit outlines a systematic approach to designing impactful, sustainable interprofessional community health partnerships, aiming to shift from simple community outreach to deeper community engagement. This workshop will explore the toolkit's framework and real-world applications, empowering participants with strategies to bridge health and healthcare, enhance community engagement, and improve health outcomes while enriching students' interprofessional learning experiences.Session outline with active learning strategies: Introduction (5-minutes)

1.1. Appraise workshop participants

1.2 Present workshop goals/agenda

Background Presentation (5-minutes)

2.1. Overview of interprofessional education (IPE) and community engagement

2.1.1. Importance of IPE in healthcare

2.1.2. Case study: University of Michigan's ICHC

Interactive Toolkit Exploration (20-minutes)

3.1. Hands-on session with the IPE toolkit

3.1.1. Toolkit components overview, emphasizing cultural humility approach to mitigating adverse social determinants of health

3.1.2. Key resources to support community engagement and IPE

Real-World Applications (40-minutes)

4.1. Developing partnerships

4.2. Relationship building, emphasizing community capacity sharing and trust

4.3. Conducting needs assessments, including surveys, interviews, and community mapping

4.4. Evaluation, including methods for evaluating learner outcomes and community impact

4.5. Discussion of Strategies and Challenges, including engaging community stakeholders, building trust, implementing health interventions, and navigating real-world challenges

4.6. Interactive reflection, encouraging participant reflection on identifying potential partnerships and adapting pertinent strategies

Q&A and Discussion (10-minutes)

5.1. Open floor for questions and idea exchange

Conclusion and Reflection (10-minutes)

6.1. Summarize key takeaways

6.2. Conduct brief reflection activity with actionable steps

6.3. Encourage ongoing engagement