Publication | Moving from Listening to Action; A Guide to Facilitating Focus Groups for Community Asset Identification

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK and Karen Fawcett
Published on Jan. 16, 2019

Involving community members to explore their local health environment is an effective way to engage people in discovery of community assets. This publication provides guidance to Extension Agents to facilitate a focus group to explore health assets and organize community members for follow-up health improvement actions...   

Facilitator's Guide | Leading Healthy Community Connections

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Oct. 16, 2018

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Participant Guide | Leading Healthy Community Connections

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Oct. 16, 2018

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PowerPoint Presentation | Leading Healthy Community Connections

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Oct. 7, 2018

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Publication | A Policy, Systems, and Environment Approach to Community Health

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Aug. 16, 2018

 Health is impacted by individual behavior as well as influenced by relationships, culture, and environment. The socio-ecological model of health illustrates how the connections between family patterns, shared culture, and access to resources can affect behavior.

Publication | Mapping Local Networks to Reach Stakeholders and Mobilize Resources

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Nov. 16, 2017

Creating a stakeholder and resource map is designed to guide a facilitated discussion and visual recording of a brainstorming activity to identify stakeholders and resources related to an initiative.

Guide | A Convener's Guide to Hosting a Public Forum

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Oct. 16, 2016

Many public forums allow the airing of ideas; however, a deliberative forum is a structured event that differs from a debate or public hearing. A deliberative forum is one method of structuring a discussion that allows all participants the opportunity to share their perspectives on a given issue in an organized manner.