Newsletter: Volume 2, Number 2 | |
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Community Engagement at
Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI)
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Mission: The Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI) Community Engagement core group aims to serve as a bridge between research and the community, ensuring collaborative solutions to Los Angeles' most pressing health challenges.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- A Message to Our Community Members
- Upcoming Workshop
- Community Member Spotlight
- Health Research Studies
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- Resources
- Follow Us on Social Media
- The Healthy Food Corner
- VaccinateLA Campaign
- Inspirational Quotes
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South Los Angeles Community Engagement Team Members: | |
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A Message to our Community Members
As we kick off Black History Month, we want to acknowledge the African American community members that make our work possible. The many residents, educators, providers, and organizers that have supported our work have allowed us to sustain our goal of uplifting and empowering our community. We are committed to continuing to offer resources to the Black community in order to bridge the gap between academia and the needs of our community. This month we plan on continuing to show up for the community by promoting various health fairs, food distributions, and other outreach events. We will remain open to growing and learning from the people that we’re serving!
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Autism Awareness Workshop
Join our Autism Awareness Workshop and learn how to provide the best care to a child on the spectrum along with taking care of yourself.
For more information, please contact Natayla Seals at Natayla.Seals@med.usc.edu.
Thursday, February 23, 2023, at 5:30 PM through Zoom.
Register here.
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Community Member Spotlight | |
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South Los Angeles Promotora: Denise Serrette
Since 2015, Denise has been employed by Para Los Niños working in Community Transformation on the promotora team for Best Start Region 1. She helped create and continues to support the Neighborhood Leadership Group called the Universal Dream Team, a diverse team of community residents and partners in Koreatown and South Los Angeles. The group is one of the eight Neighborhood Leadership Groups located in the area of Los Angeles. She also collaborates with other community partnerships of Best Start Region 1.
In 2013, after working many years in television production, she began seeking a new career path where she could be more involved in the community. Denise enrolled in and graduated from the Esperanza Community Housing's Promotores De Salud program where she immediately began working with the outreach team.
Denise’s community service work, advocacy, and experience started at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Los Angeles. As the church council's vice president, she has had the pleasure of serving at a multicultural congregation by producing media and coordinating various activities, fundraisers, and outreach programs for seniors, youth, and young adults in the neighborhood. Her motto is “I believe in life-long learning, mentoring, and developing various skills to improve and enjoy all chapters of my life”. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California with a bachelor's in Cinema/Television Production.
Connect with her on the Best Start Metro LA Facebook page or via email at Dserrette@paralosninos.org.
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RECOVER
A team of researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles are conducting a study to understand the long-term effects of COVID-19 in people under 25 years of age who are suspected of having or have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
They want to understand...
- How COVID affects a child's body
- How many children continue to feel sick after getting COVID-19
- Why some children feel sick for so long
Participants will be compensated for their time and participation in the study.
To obtain more information, please get in touch with Natayla Seals at natayla.seals@med.usc.edu or call (323) 447-7905.
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HYM
Healthy Young Men (HYM) is a five-year health research project focused on improving the health and wellness of young men who have sex with men (MSM) of color.
HYM is for Black, Latinx or mixed-race individuals between the ages of 20 to 26 who identify as MSM, gay or bisexual, and live in the greater Los Angeles area.
Participation in this research project is voluntary. Participants receive $55 to $110 per visit.
Interested? Call 323-356-9224 or email HYM@chla.usc.edu.
The principal investigator for this project is Michele D. Kipke, Ph.D. HYM is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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TRUTH
Trans and Gender-Nonconforming Youth of Color (TRUTH) is a five-year health research project focused on improving the health and wellness of transgender, gender-nonconforming, and non-binary young adults of color.
TRUTH is for Black, Latinx, or mixed-race individuals between the ages of 20 to 26 who identify as transgender, gender nonconforming or non-binary who live in the greater Los Angeles area.
Participation in this research project is voluntary. Participants receive $55 to $110 per visit.
Interested? Call 323-356-9224 or email TRUTH@chla.usc.edu.
The principal investigator for this project is Michele D. Kipke, PhD. TRUTH is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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PrEP Research Opportunity
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PrEPresent is an app focused on sexual health that may help people learn more about, get on, and stay on PrEP. The app includes resources, a forum, quizzes, goal-setting activities, and a live PrEP Health Advocate who is available to chat or video call to answer any questions you may have.
You may be eligible if you are:
- 16-26 years old
- HIV negative
- Identify as trans, non-binary, or are a queer cis man
- Interested but not actively taking PrEP
You can receive up to $280 for participating.
Learn more here.
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The Research In Virtual Environments Study (THRIVE) is looking for teenagers to participate in a research study where they will explore a virtual city!
Along with parental consent, you may be eligible if you are:
- Between 14-17 years old
- Fluent in English
- Can control a joystick
- Have at least 1cm of hair
- Not pregnant
- Good physical and mental health (i.e., no history of high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease)
The goal is to examine how adolescents' minds and bodies respond to different city environments to better understand how neighborhoods affect health.
Eligible participants will be compensated for their time.
For more information, please call (213) 821-9501 or email natayla.seals@med.usc.edu.
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Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
When: Monday-Friday
Time: 9 AM- 4:00 PM
Address: 1734 East 41st Street Los Angeles, CA 90058
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Hollywood Arts Collective
Affordable community apartments for families. Applications will be accepted online and in person from January 16, 2023, until February 15, 2023.
Additional Information:
Address:1630 Schrader Blvd., Los Angeles, Ca 900028
For more questions call: (888)291-9994 or email hollywoodcollective@tsaproperties.com
For online applications, please visit: www.TheHollywoodArtsCollective.com
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Utility Bill Assistant Program
Redeemer Community Partnership can provide our South L.A. community members with info on programs that they may be eligible for.
Please Contact Martha or Wendy
(323) 989-3223 or email Martha@redeemercp.org or Wendy@redeemercp.org
Hours: Monday- Friday 9 AM - 5 PM, Saturday 9 AM - 12 PM
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Family Enrichment Program
The goal of the Family Enrichment Program is to advance the development and kindergarten readiness of children 0-3 years of age while developing parents’/caregivers’ education and abilities as their child’s first teacher by:
1) providing a high quality parent/caregiver and child learning environment
2) improving the development of children
3) improving parenting skills, knowledge of child and brain development, and building social connections of parents/caregivers.
The program offers bi-weekly classes for parents and children to support and strengthen families.
The Family Enrichment Community Program (FECP) is a volunteer-led program whose purpose is to enrich parent and child interaction. Parents who have participated in the center-based family enrichment program are recruited to become Parent Facilitators. Parent Facilitators undergo a three-month core training covering: Child Development, CPR, Protective Factors, Leadership skills, and Lesson Planning. Additionally, Parent Facilitators also attend ongoing monthly workshops and support meetings. FECP Groups meet once a week for a duration of two hours. Each group is composed of children ages 0-5 years.
Learn more
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Follow Us on Social Media!
Want to stay updated on events, workshops, food distributions, listening sessions and more? Follow us on social media!
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The Healthy Food Corner
For more healthy recipes, click here.
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Stir Fry Cauliflower
This cauliflower stir fry is fast and easy to make! On its own, it works as a side dish but eat it with a plant-based protein and it’s an easy dinner. The main thing to note is that cauliflower requires much more time to stir fry than other veggies, so you’ll need to add it to the pan first. Here are the basic ingredients you’ll need for this stir fry:
- Cauliflower
- Bell peppers
- White onion
- Green onions
- Stir fry sauce: rice vinegar, soy sauce, miso, gochujang (optional), sugar, sesame oil, and cornstarch.
Nutrition note: This recipe uses 2 bell peppers along with the cauliflower. 1 medium red bell pepper provides 169% of your daily vitamin C, so using 2 knocks this vitamin off the charts.
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Cauliflower
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea in the genus Brassica, which is in the Brassicaceae (or mustard) family. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed. Typically, only the head is eaten – the edible white flesh is sometimes called "curd" (with a similar appearance to cheese curd). The cauliflower head is composed of a white inflorescence meristem. Cauliflower heads resemble those in broccoli, which differs in having flower buds as the edible portion.
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VaccinateLA is a joint effort between the University of Southern California (USC), multiple hospitals, and the community. This campaign works to make access to COVID vaccines fast and easy for every Angeleno. We provide you and your family with resources, such as interviews with experts, to help you make the best choice for your health.
Visit our website at vaccinatela.info for more information.
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“Believe you can and you're halfway there.”
Theodore Roosevelt
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
Albert Einstien
“One most important thing is to get rid of doubt. If you got doubt about what you’re doing, it’s not going to work."
Airmiess Asghedom
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
C.S Lewis
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Suggestions, ideas, corrections? Have something to include in the March. 2023 edition of this newsletter? Please email Natayla Seals at natayla.seals@med.usc.edu. | |
To learn more about Southern California Clinical and Translational Science, visit our website at sc-ctsi.org. | | | | |
