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All of the sessions from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute's Annual Meeting are now available to stream for free and on-demand.

This includes the Day 2 panel session on PCORI's Foundational Expectations and Guidance for Engagement moderated by ARCC Director Jen Brown.

The Center for Community Health (CCH) is currently accepting applications for a Program Coordinator role. This position will be housed in CCH which provides a home for a diverse array of academic investigators, community partners, and staff members, dedicated to promoting health through the conduct and dissemination of community-engaged research. As a center with a presence in the both the Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) and Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), CCH provides community and stakeholder engagement infrastructure across the research spectrum.

This Program Coordinator will work closely with the Center Director and Center Administrator to coordinate and oversee a range of center activities including: evaluation and strategic planning activities; the planning and execution of center and community based events; the planning and execution of new program activities; financial management including invoicing for grants/contracts.

For more information and to apply, please visit here.

Congratulations to CCH faculty Lesli Skolarus on receiving a new R01 grant from the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): Reach Out 2: Randomized Clinical Trial of Emergency Department-Initiated Hypertension Mobile Health Intervention Connecting Multiple Health Systems.

Emergency department visits provide an opportunity to reduce blood pressure among people with undiagnosed, untreated, or uncontrolled high blood pressure. In this project, Reach Out, they will test whether a mobile health intervention is better at reducing blood pressure than usual care among people with high blood pressure identified in a safety-net emergency department. They will then estimate the reduction in heart attack, stroke, and dementia if Reach Out were implemented across all U.S. safety-net emergency departments. 

One way that the Center for Community Health (CCH) is helping translate research findings into practice more quickly is through ShAred Resource Panels (ShARPs)

These gatherings are meant to improve the way research is conducted, increase meaningful community engagement in research, and grow collaborations between groups of people and research teams. On that day, the research team presents a 15-minute summary of their study, and participants engage in a group discussion led by neutral organizers. The Center for Community Health (CCH) provides a universal visa e-gift card to participants.

Upcoming Session Opportunity:

A team from the rheumatology division at Northwestern University aims to gather perspectives and feedback on a study about rheumatoid arthritis and the risks of chronic pain. This dialogue will be centered on the study design, recruitment, and retention.

You may be eligible to join if you are...

·      Someone living with rheumatoid arthritis

·      A family member/caretaker to someone with rheumatoid arthritis

·      A member of a foundation that advocates for people with rheumatoid arthritis

Session Date: November 2023 (exact date TBD)

Location: via web conference (zoom)

For more Information on this or other upcoming ShARPs:

Contact Josefina Serrato: josefina.serrato@northwestern.edu

To request a ShARP or learn more about other CCH consultation services,

Click here or visit  here