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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.
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Researcher Explains Psychology of Coronavirus Fears and the Power of Nostalgia in Coping
As the novel coronavirus spreads, people throughout the world are increasingly struggling with not only the physical, but the mental, toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the Full Article.
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Are you worried that you or your family might get coronavirus infection (called COVID-19)? Are you someone who wants to be of service during a global emergency? Consider taking part in an important and timely research study at Rutgers. Researchers at Rutgers...
Rutgers’ lab works on a coronavirus test that could produce results in 45 minutes
Dr. David Alland, director of Rutgers’ Public Health Research Institute and chief of infectious diseases at New Jersey Medical School, is currently working with a new coronavirus test that may be able to produce results within 45 minutes. He joins “Squawk Box” to...
Is Precision Medicine Widening Cancer Care Disparities in Latino Populations?
The Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Experience. While the potential benefit of precision medicine is substantial, research has shown that its implementation in the Latino population is limited. At the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (RCINJ), during...
In Camden, Hopes That Free Fentanyl Test Strips Will Reduce Overdose Deaths
The morning 28-year-old Christian Alessi died of an overdose in his Camden County home —after almost three years in recovery, it’s likely he didn’t know he’d used fentanyl. Christian’s mother, Judy, said her son had told friends he was afraid of the powerful synthetic...
Help us learn about corona virus infection.
Are you worried that you or your family might get coronavirus infection (called COVID-19)? Are you someone who wants to be of service during a global emergency? Consider taking part in an important and timely research study at Rutgers. Researchers at Rutgers...