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Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System

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Community engagement is often cited as a tool to improve the health of the community and its members. This guide will review evidence related to leveraging community engagement to support the implementation and scale-up of evidence-based programs and policies.

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PEP22-06-01-005
Publication Date
November 2022

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