Community Engagement Office
Our Mission​
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Established in 2025, SMRC Community Engagement Office (COMEO) fosters meaningful relationships between the researchers and the broader community.
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By actively engaging with diverse partners, including healthcare professionals, local organizations, residents, and policymakers, we ensure that research is relevant, inclusive, and benefits the community. We work together to create and share knowledge in primary care, older adult care, cancer care and surgery.
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Through open dialogue and partnership, we make knowledge accessible, amplify diverse voices, and drive positive change in health and well-being.
Our Activities ​
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Public Outreach & Education
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Hosting workshops and events to share health research and increase public awareness.
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Producing videos to highlight key research initiatives.
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Community Engagement in Research
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Building research partnerships with local organizations to align health research with community needs.
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Gathering community input through consultations and surveys.
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Involving communities in co-designing research projects.
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Promoting two-way knowledge exchange between researchers and the public.
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Ensuring research is representative, inclusive and reflects diverse perspectives.
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Establishing advisory boards for ongoing community input.
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Advocacy & Policy Engagement
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Translating research into actionable recommendations.
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Hosting forums to connect research with policy discussions.
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Volunteer Opportunities
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Engaging staff and communities in research and outreach efforts.
Who is it for?
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Researchers
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Healthcare Professionals
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Local Organisations
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General Public
Knowledge Translation & Knowledge Mobilization​
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At the Community Engagement Office (COMEO), we're dedicated to supporting research that puts people and communities at the heart of health solutions, especially those with lived experience, by encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion.
We work to build strong, lasting partnerships that bring local health priorities into research. By working together, we co-create evidence-based projects that are culturally relevant and truly meet community needs.
Our knowledge sharing efforts aim to deliver the right health information, in the right way, to the people who need it most.
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​Our approach supports capacity building—for both researchers and community partners—and includes collaboration with health care leaders and policymakers.
Together, we aim to improve health outcomes and drive meaningful change.
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Partnership building with key partners
Co-production of knowledge mobilization products
that meet the needs of knowledge users
Community engagement in research
Evaluation and impact assessment
Impacts
Build capacity of learners
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Inform decisions, processes, and/or practices of community-led, culturally relevant play-based programs to empower people and communities