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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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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!
Multilingual Maternal & Child Health Research: Pioneering Strategies for Equity
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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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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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Community Blog
Join in: “Oh the Possibilities: Careers in Clinical Research” Apr 17, 2023 6:00 pm
The new Clinical Research Management (CRM) Network, formed and managed by Rutgers MS in CRM Alumni, is hosting their FIRST Panel Discussion called Oh the Possibilities: Careers in Clinical Research on Apr 17, 2023 at 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Kali...
The CTSA Steering Committee is accepting new Working Group Proposals!
Any CTSA member may submit a proposal by March 31st. Successful proposals will deliver well-defined projects that fill translational gaps and further the CTSA Program goals. Learn more: http://ow.ly/HcMr50N7Lh9
NJ ACTS Congratulates Chintan Dave
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Chintan Dave, PharmD, PhD, and his team at the Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science (PETS) a $3.5 million grant to conduct a five-year study exploring the impact medications have on older adults...
Register for the Road to Commercialization Seminar on April 13th!
How to Accelerate Your Success with Non-Dilutive Funding Non-dilutive funding allows innovators to maximize their equity or ownership. Learn about this financing option and the resources Innovation Ventures provides, and hear from founders and researchers who have...
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Rutgers-Newark Report Looks at Troubling Educational Impact of School Segregation in New Jersey.
A Rutgers University–Newark report—one of the first to detail the educational impacts of segregation in New Jersey—found that in schools segregated by race and class, there are fewer guidance counselors, higher student teacher ratios and fewer high-level courses than...
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Supporting Nurses Under Pressure.
With 84 percent of nurses reporting feelings of burnout arising from long hours, poor staffing ratios, emotional exhaustion, inadequate support from leadership, and more, the Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden has been charged with improving nurse retention by...