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Lytle, L. A. (2022). The implement phase. In Designing interventions to promote community health: A multilevel, stepwise approach. (pp. 121–155). American Psychological Association.
This chapter discusses considerations for implementing a multilevel community health intervention.

Toporek, R. L. (Director). (2010). Partnering with community: Commitment, engagement, and open relationships. [Video]. Microtraining Associates.
This video (48:39 minutes) provides an overview and discussion of the importance of community engagement, including its relation to social justice.

O’Cathain, A., Croot, L., Duncan, E., Rousseau, N., Sworn, K., Turner, K.M., Yardley, L., & Hoddinott, P. (2019). Guidance on how to develop complex interventions to improve health and healthcare. BMJ Open, 9, e029954.
This article provides guidance for developing an intervention including viewing intervention development as a dynamic iterative process, involving stakeholders, reviewing published research evidence, drawing on existing theories, articulating program theory, undertaking primary data collection, understanding context, paying attention to future implementation in the real world, and refining an intervention using iterative cycles of development with stakeholder input throughout.

Corbin, J.H., Oyene, U.E., Manoncourt, E., Onya, H., Kwamboka, M., Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, M., Sørensen, K., Mweemba, O., Barry, M.M., Munodawafa, D., Bayugo, Y.V., Huda, Q., Moran, T., Omoleke, S.A., Spencer-Walters, D., & Van den Broucke, S. (2021). A health promotion approach to emergency management: Effective community engagement strategies from five cases. Health Promotion International, 36, i24–i38.
This article discusses the importance of community engagement through five case studies from around the world highlighting the importance of co-developing education and communication strategies, amplifying the role of community leaders, empowering community members to achieve shared goals, assessing and adapting to changing contexts, planning and readiness for future emergencies, and acknowledgement of historic context.

Gough, A., Hunter, R. F., Ajao, O., Jurek, A., McKeown, G., Hong, J., Barrett, E., Ferguson, M., McElwee, G., McCarthy, M., & Kee, F. (2017). Tweet for behavior change: Using social media for the dissemination of public health messages. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2017;3(1):E14. PMID: 28336503.
This article describes how social media can be used to disseminate health information and encourage health-related behavior change.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2024, August 5). Community engagement playbook. cdc.gov.
This CDC website offers overview and resources for community engagement in health initiatives.