Welcome to the

NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL)

Partnering With Communities to Improve Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Community Engagement Alliance — also known as CEAL — to improve health outcomes through community-engaged research that addresses chronic disease.

CEAL achieves this by partnering with communities to:

Advance rigorous research on community-driven solutions addressing differences in
health outcomes.
Build trust in science and research.
Ensure meaningful involvement from study design through dissemination of results.

Our strength is in our communities.

Featured Event

CEAL at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo

CEAL programs will showcase their work at the 2026 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo. CEAL presentations will highlight CEAL’s accomplishments, lessons learned, and promising practices in community-engaged research to advance health across communities nationwide.

Learn about CEAL at APHA 2026

Featured Resource

Wise Practices for Outreach, Messaging, and Engagement With American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Communities

This resource provides guidance for researchers who are interested in engaging with American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

Explore the Wise Practices Toolkit

Publications

Technical Assistance

Research Roundup