COMMUNITY

To effectively approach  community engagement, community based participatory research, and community education, CHEER Institute adopts the following principle values:

1. Social determinants or social factors such as education, politics/legislation, economics, community, and neighborhood are drivers of population health;

2. Community based participatory research is an effective method to research the needs and social factors which impact community health;

3. Community building and community engagement are critical to building the capacity of populations to challenge policies;

4. Information and education are powerful tools;

5. Advocacy is critical to address policies that harm marginalized populations.