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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
Stephen Crystal Receives R01
The project is "Improving Outcome and Equity for Released Prisoners with Substance Use Disorders (SUD): Trajectories of Participation in Pre-Release and Post-Release Medication for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD), and Outcomes". Pre-release MOUD and peer navigation (PN)...
ResearchMatch now available in simplified Chinese!
ResearchMatch is excited to announce the launch of its Chinese-translated website! Volunteers can now sign up with ResearchMatch and view the website in simplified Chinese in addition to English and Spanish. New and existing volunteers may now specify Chinese (or...
I-Corps Northeast Hub Annual Meeting 10/15
Connect with like-minded innovators, grow your networks, and celebrate your success. Whether you are a researcher exploring commercialization, a seasoned entrepreneur, or simply enthusiastic about the intersection of technology and business, this meeting offers...
Faculty Workshop in Mentoring for Biomedical Grad Students and Postdocs 9/30
In keeping with the NIH requirement that faculty be trained in mentoring PhD students and Postdocs, the Rutgers Health Office of Postdoctoral Affairs offers a series of workshops for faculty in the biological sciences with new case studies each time. These workshops...
NJ ACTS CREST (R25) Funded
NJ ACTS leadership is delighted to announce that the CREST Program, a R25 short term research program award has been awarded. Led by Celine Gelinas, PhD and Lauren Aleksunes, PharmD/PhD, the NJ ACTS CREST program will immerse medical and pharmacy students in research...
NJ ACTS Workforce Development Internship Fall 2024 – Deadline Today
The NJ ACTS Workforce Development Core is creating a digital badge for Principal investigators (PI) and Co-Investigators to meet the workforce needs for improving the readiness of early career investigators to conduct Clinical Trials. Support the research, gathering,...