title: The EnRiCH Community Resilience Framework for High-Risk Populations.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Resilience has been described in many ways and is inherently complex. In essence, it refers to the capacity to face and do well when adversity is encountered. There is a need for empirical research on community level initiatives designed to enhance resilience for high-risk groups as part of an upstream approach to disaster management. In this study, we address this issue, presenting the EnRiCH Community Resilience Framework for High-Risk Populations.
  
  
  METHODS
  The framework presented in this paper is empirically-based, using qualitative data from focus groups conducted as part of an asset-mapping intervention in five communities in Canada, and builds on extant literature in the fields of disaster and emergency management, health promotion, and community development.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adaptive capacity is placed at the centre of the framework as a focal point, surrounded by four strategic areas for intervention (awareness/communication, asset/resource management, upstream-oriented leadership, and connectedness/engagement). Three drivers of adaptive capacity (empowerment, innovation, and collaboration) cross-cut the strategic areas and represent levers for action which can influence systems, people and institutions through expansion of asset literacy. Each component of the framework is embedded within the complexity and culture of a community.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We present recommendations for how this framework can be used to guide the design of future resilience-oriented initiatives with particular emphasis on inclusive engagement across a range of functional capabilities.
authors: Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences and Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Tracey L
authors: TL
authors: O'Sullivan
authors: Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Craig E
authors: CE
authors: Kuziemsky
authors: Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Wayne
authors: W
authors: Corneil
authors: School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Louise
authors: L
authors: Lemyre
authors: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
authors: Zeno
authors: Z
authors: Franco
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