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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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New Tool Monitors Real-Time Mutations in Flu
A Rutgers-led team has developed a tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real time, which could help scientists learn how to stop viruses from replicating and address one of the reasons why the effectiveness of the flu vaccine is unpredictable. To learn more.
Surgeon Who Separated Conjoined Twins Mentors Rutgers Undergraduates
Every Thursday, aspiring medical students from the School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers-New Brunswick are invited to shadow alumnus Steven Stylianos, a world-renowned pediatric surgeon who provides candid insight into the challenges and rewards of the field. To...
Watch NIMHD’s 10th Anniversary Symposium Online
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will hold a full-day symposium to celebrate their 10th anniversary on Tuesday March 3, 2020, on the National Institutes of Health campus. The symposium will be streamed live and will be archived...
Expert Opinions: Charlotte Markey on Talking to Kids About Vaping
Watch what tips Rutgers–Camden psychology professor Charlotte Markey has for talking to your kids about vaping.
Thomas Mackie Article in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Community Advisory Council Member, Thomas Mackie, published an article in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry on his research into whether interventions implemented by specialized Medicaid managed care organizations (MMCOs)...