CHAIRS-C: Climate, Health, and Aging Innovation and Research Solutions for Communities

The Community Engagement Core (CEC) of CHAIRS-C will promote multi-directional communication among the Center and its investigators; older adults; community partners who provide services to older adults and who are committed to climate justice; and policy makers. The CEC will establish and sustain meaningful and

productive engagement between Brown researchers and community partners, using the Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership framework, which outlines a path to enhance and advance meaningful engagement of relevant communities in the research process. The long-term objective of the Center is to develop, deliver, and translate research into equitable solutions that promote healthy aging and protection from

the health impacts of climate change for all. To achieve this long-term objective, the CEC has identified the following specific aims: 1) Facilitating engagement of community members and partners in multi-directional communication on issues relating to climate change and healthy aging; 2) Translating and disseminating

findings from climate change and health research with those most likely to be impacted and to benefit, including older adults, community partners, and government agencies; and 3) Evaluating our engagement, translation, and capacity building efforts. Completion of these aims will develop, expand, and sustain

engagement of community partners, including experts in climate science, environmental health, and the provision of services to older adults. This engagement will allow us to develop and deliver actionable and equitable strategies to promote healthy aging in the face of climate change.