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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 inclusive, 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, practice resources, training, and health equity resources. Click here to learn more.
CIRTification – A New Alternative to CITI for Community Partners
The rollout of CIRTification at Rutgers has begun. The CIRTification program provides research ethics training alternative for individuals in community organizations, with limited understanding of conducting human research and protecting potential research participants. This option provides training that focuses on establishing the skills in 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
COVID is spreading faster this summer in NJ. What’s causing it?
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have risen steadily since June in New Jersey, outpacing last summer’s numbers and reflecting a nationwide trend, state data shows. But serious cases remain low in the state despite the increase in transmission. The number of COVID...
Lives in Translation Program Helps Hundreds of State Residents Be Heard and Understood
More languages are spoken in New Jersey than almost any other state, yet there is a critical shortage of translators. Students and faculty from the Lives in Translation program are helping to fill the void. “NJ is one of the most diverse states and its limited-English...
NJ doctors, nurses will now need to take training to address maternal health disparities
Doctors and nurses who provide care to expectant mothers and those who have just given birth will be required to take classes in bias training in an effort to help lower the higher rate of poor maternal health outcomes among women of color in New Jersey, under new...
Rutgers Health Research Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy in Alaska.
A new Rutgers Global Health Institute study is investigating vaccine hesitancy in Alaska and contributing to solutions in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. It is widely understood that racial and ethnic minorities and underserved...
Novel Pre-Treatment Process Enhances PFAS Removal from Drinking Water.
In a groundbreaking effort to tackle the pervasive issue of PFAS contamination in drinking water, a research team at New Jersey Institute of Technology has received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation's Desalination and Water Purification Research program. This...
Rutgers Researchers Examine How Fungal Toxins Impact Hormones in Pregnancy.
A fungal toxin that hinders animal fertility and fetal development may also disrupt human sex hormones in pregnancy, according to a Rutgers Health study. Zearalenone (ZEN), which contaminates cereal grains, meats and processed foods worldwide, is so structurally like...