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On August 22, 2023, the SAHELI study team was honored to have been selected for the 13^th annual Public Health Partners of Excellence Award for the SAHELI heart disease prevention program for the South Asian American community led by Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH. For this 5-year project the SAHELI team partnered with NorthShore University HealthSystem, Metropolitan Asian Family Services, Skokie Health Department, Asian Human Services Family Health Center, and Park West Family Medicine on a collaborative effort to engage the South Asian community in heart disease prevention. Each year the Skokie Health and Human Services (HHS) Department and Board of Health give this award to individuals or entities that have provided exceptional assistance to HHS and our community. Pictured: Dushyant Sharma, Emily Anderson, Himali Bharucha, Namratha Kandula, Subia Javed, Margaret Clauson, Mike Charley, and Roshita Pandey.

The Feinberg Staff Engagement welcomes a new Community of Practice (CoP) focused on Community Engagement. Many Feinberg staff engage and work within various communities in the Chicagoland area. This CoP will allow the Feinberg community to share best practices and current initiatives to create a stronger and consistent presence within the communities we serve.

The Community Engagement CoP has three focus areas:

1. Community-Engaged Research
2. Outreach & Education Programming
3. Partnerships & Advisory Boards

All FSM staff AND faculty are invited to the first meeting of the Community of Practice for Community Engagement.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

9:30 to 11:00 a.m.

Baldwin Auditorium, 303 E. Superior St., Chicago

Please click here to RSVP

One way that the Center for Community Health (CCH) is helping translate research findings into practice more quickly is through Stakeholder-Academic 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 20-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 Northwestern University aims to learn about ways to improve the design and materials for a study about family heart health.

Specifically, would like to hear from people who are at least 18 years old and who…

• Have personal or family history of high cholesterol, heart disease, or stroke
• Have a biological parent, sibling, or child who live in the U.S.

Session will take place: Thursday September 14, 2023

Time: 6-7:30 pm

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

The National Institute of Health (NIH) BuildUPTrust Challenge will award a total of up to $1.25M for new & promising Community Engagement strategies that help improve research participation & the adoption of medical care in underserved communities. NIH will review top-scoring submissions to select up to ten Finalists who will receive up to $45,000 each for their solution and the opportunity to win one of four $200,000 prizes.

Registration deadline: Nov 14, 2023.

Submission Deadline: Dec 5