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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
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
A Two-Fold Crisis in Black Families: Caring for a Family Member with Dementia.
The slightest noise kept Sarah Paul up most nights. She was exhausted trying to care for her 92-year-old mother who was diagnosed with dementia, a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease, which Black people get at twice the rate as the overall population. “I hear her cough. I...
NIH Fellowship Grant Writing Workshop July 31st – Register Now!
Where Should I Start? Building a Research Fellowship Application Participants will learn the basics about constructing a NIH NRSA fellowship application with a focus on specific aims. This session will be held in-person for graduate students and postdocs in Piscataway...
The Power of Prevention: Transforming Healthcare for a Healthier Future.
Rutgers University is exploring a cutting-edge healthcare model that places a greater emphasis on primary care and preventive measures rather than emergency care in underserved communities. If more individuals have access to health insurance, it is imperative to be...
NJ ACTS TL1 Fellows Take Top Honors at the ACTS Annual Conference
This year's ACTS conference was held in Washington, DC. NJ ACTS had three TL1 Fellows that took top honors. We congratulate them on their achievements! Courtney McDermott was named the ACTS Outstanding Trainee for the Pre-Doctoral Scholar Award. McDermott is exploring...
Novel Rutgers COVID Vaccine May Provide Long-Lasting Protection.
Animal studies indicate that a new COVID-19 vaccine developed at Rutgers may provide more durable protection against SARS-CoV-2 and its emerging variants than existing vaccines. “We need a better vaccine, one that provides years of robust protection with fewer booster...
Join NJ ACTS Workforce Core for Python Training on June 20th or June 22nd!
MACHINE LEARNING WITH PYTHON: A HANDS-ON APPROACH REGISTER HERE! Limited spots –sign up early! Basic Training June 20th & Advanced Training June 22nd 10a-2p Each participant must fulfill the following criteria: •Review fundamental workshop course module...