CIHR’s Framework for Citizen Engagement

Partnerships and Citizen Engagement Branch

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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Address Locator 4809A
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W9 Canada

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary


• Section One: Introduction
  
  • 1.1 Developing the Citizen Engagement Framework
  • 1.2 What the CIHR Citizen Engagement Framework will do

• Section Two: Setting the Context
  • 2.1 Defining Citizen Engagement
    • 2.1.1 Citizens: A Typology for CIHR
  • 2.2 A Review of Citizen Engagement Activities
    • 2.2.1 A review of citizen engagement in research funding organizations
    • 2.2.2 A review of CIHR's Institutes and Branches
    • 2.2.3 A review of the Government of Canada's Health Portfolio

• Section Three: The CIHR Citizen Engagement Framework
  
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 CIHR Citizen Engagement Value Statement
  • 3.3 Guiding Principles
  • 3.4 Areas of Focus
  • 3.5 Coordination and Oversight
  • 3.6 Evaluation

• Section Four: Conclusion

• Appendices
• Appendix 1: Spectrum of Citizen Engagement Activities
  • Table 1
  • Table 2
• Appendix 2: Health Canada's "Policy Toolkit for Public Involvement in Decision Making"
• Appendix 3: Selecting & Implementing Effective Public Involvement Techniques
• Appendix 4: The Toolbox for Citizen Engagement
• Appendix 5: Key Informant Meetings
• Appendix 6: Glossary of terms

Date modified:

2012-01-06