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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
The Biggest Impact in Cancer Care
In honor of World Cancer Day, Rutgers expert Richard Marlink takes our 60-second challenge to explain why improving cancer care in the developing world – where mortality rates are staggering – matters to everyone.
Healthcare Innovation Student Pitch Competition
Rutgers Biomedical Entrepreneurship Network (BEN) annual Healthcare Innovation Student Pitch competition – Apply by March 13, 2020; see the rules and apply here . SAVE THE DATE: The BEN Healthcare Innovation Summit will be held April 4th at the Robert Wood Johnson...
NJ ACTS Pilot Grants Program 2020 Request for Applications
The New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science (NJ ACTS) 2020 Pilot Grants Program, supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, as well as funds from the New Jersey Health...
Donation in Edison Teen’s Memory to Aid Pediatric Patients
Marisa Tufaro survived six open-heart surgeries and a heart transplant before a rare form of cancer claimed her life in 2017. A nonprofit her parents established gave a gift to Robert Wood Johnson Medical School to help other families whose children are battling...
In Nepal, a New Generation of Health Risks
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy, along with associated health risks for pregnant women and their children, is on the rise in Nepal. With funding from a Rutgers Global Health Institute seed grant, Shristi Rawal, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at the...
Dr. Hudson named to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Committee on Implementing High-Quality Primary Care
Congratulations Dr. Shawna Hudson for being selected to serve as a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Committee on Implementing High-Quality Primary Care. Hudson will help examine the current state of primary care and develop an...