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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CORE OVERVIEW
NJACTS draws leading academic, industry and community groups together to understand and address the health needs of New Jersey. Central to this is engagement with our community to ensure that our efforts respond to their priorities. Our goal is to conduct research with the New Jersey community, in the community and for the community, and yet, have impact beyond our state’s boundaries.
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Empowering Community-Based Research
Through Cultural and Linguistic Collaboration
- Navigating interpreter-mediated encounters
- Effective translation for research
- Understanding cultural nuances in literacy, trust, and belonging
Through collaboration across disciplines and leveraging expertise within and beyond Rutgers, CrEER ensures that research is culturally relevant and impactful both locally and globally.
👉 Discover how CrEER is shaping the future of community-based research here.
Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ATCS) Membership for Community Members
Did you know that community members are eligible to become members of ACTS through their affiliation with NJ ACTS?
Community members are able to access ACTS’ member benefits, including:
- Discounted registration to the annual Translational Science meeting
- Opportunities to participate in Special Interest Groups and Committees
- Access to the community platform website and more!
Resource for Investigators – CTSA Compendium of D&I Catalogs
Dissemination and implementation (D&I) research focuses on translating evidence-based interventions into real-world settings to improve health outcomes in the broader community.
An open-source CTSA Compendium of D&I Catalogs has been developed by the Clinical & Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program’s “Advancing Dissemination and Implementation Sciences in CTSAs” working group to support investigators at any stage of their D&I skill-building journey. It provides a curated list of resource catalogs relevant to the conduct of D&I science. The materials include frameworks/theories/models, methods/measures, funding resources, and practice and training resources.
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CIRTification – A New Alternative to CITI for Community Partners
The rollout of CIRTification at Rutgers has begun. The CIRTification program provides research ethics training alternatives for individuals in community organizations, with limited understanding of conducting human research and protecting potential research participants. This option provides training focused on equipping community partners to conduct human subject research effectively and safely in their communities.
To learn more about the program at Rutgers, please visit this link CIRTification.
NJ ACTS COMMUNITY SCIENTIST PROGRAM
This program is designed to provide researchers with rapid feedback from expert community members to ensure their research projects are culturally appropriate and relevant to the community.
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For more information, please contact njactscommunity@rwjms.rutgers.edu
NJ HEROES TOO
Through the ongoing New Jersey Healthcare Essential Worker Outreach and Education Study – Testing Overlooked Occupations (NJ HEROES TOO), we have gained a wealth of data on COVID-19’s effects, gleaned valuable learnings on attitudes toward testing and vaccines, and improved COVID-19 awareness in underserved communities.
Community Blog
Conflicting Health Information Compromises Attention and Emotional Responses
The 24-hour news cycle and social media bombardment often resulting in conflicting messages about health issues might be making it harder than ever for people to make critical decisions, according to a Rutgers-led study. The study, published in Journal of Behavioral...
Why people with mood disorders are now eligible for COVID vaccine boosters.
Millions of people in the United States with mental health conditions are newly eligible for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added mood disorders to its list of health conditions that put people at risk for severe...
At-Home COVID Tests Promise Fast Results Ahead Of Holiday Gatherings, But Are They Accurate? CBS2 Investigates.
ust in time for Thanksgiving gatherings, several kinds of rapid COVID tests you can take home are hitting the market. Some give results within minutes, and soon they will be able to test for both COVID and the flu. Looking to other countries, this could be the...
Triple Therapy Effective for Severe COPD Exacerbations.
Treatment with once-daily single-inhaler fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (Trelegy Ellipta) triple therapy appears to be more efficacious in reducing severe exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than the standard...
Princeton’s innovation and entrepreneurship conference – LIVE ONLINE DEC. 1-2
Register today for Princeton’s annual innovation and entrepreneurship conference. Join fellow innovators to make connections and discover your own opportunities – through industry intersections, entrepreneurship, transformational research and Princeton's leadership of...
Could a cheap drug spell ‘game over’ for the pandemic?
Since COVID-19 reared its ugly head more than 18 months ago, public health experts have longed to bolster their pandemic toolbox with a pill that could easily treat coronavirus. They may finally have one. Fluvoxamine, an off-patent, widely available antidepressant,...