Meaningfully engaging consumer leaders in the Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) initiative helps ensure the community’s patient, caregiver, and consumer needs are met. Genuine and effective consumer engagement (CE) in this multi-stakeholder initiative also is critical to AF4Q’s long-term sustainability. Involving consumers in a meaningful way anchors the project in the community, resulting in an informed community committed to the AF4Q goals.

Capacity building for consumer engagement work is an ongoing challenge - and the following resources provide insight.