March 24, 2022
Home to the Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC)
and Northwestern Primary Care Practice-Based Research Program (NP3) 
Current resources and services focus primarily on research:
 
● Partnership brokering & development
 
● Workshops, seminars & team training
Funding opportunities
 
● Consultations, proposal review & support
 
● Patient, Clinician & Stakeholder Engagement
 
To learn more, please visit our website
On Wednesday, March 16th, Tamara Sutton, Chicago Youth Programs and Daniel Mendez, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, along with Ariel Thomas Sansing, Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities, were invited by the Community Engagement Committee & the Applied Practice Experience Program, Northwestern University to facilitate its first Capacity Building Series session entitled, “Engaging Communities in a Virtual Context”.

The overall goal of the session was to create a safe space for community partners working in and for communities during a time that has been underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic and social reckoning of systematic racial injustice in the US. Discussion on the differences between involvement vs. community engagement, characteristics of true leadership, and reflection on professional and personal dynamics that affect how one shows up to support community work were highlights of this engaging and thoughtful discussion.

Post-session materials are available here:
To further support communities across the nation who are confronting COVID-19, the RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) is soliciting applications for two kinds of awards. Applications will be reviewed 2-3 times each year. The next application deadline is May 13, 2022.

The RADx-UP CDCC Community Collaboration Mini-Grant Program is open to community serving organizations, faith-based organizations, and tribal nations and organizations to help advance capacity, training, support and community experience with COVID-19 testing initiatives.

The RADx-UP CDCC Rapid Research Pilot Program is also open to universities and non-profits both within and outside of the RADx-UP network and will support the implementation of novel or emerging testing technologies in communities.
Sign up here for an Informational Webinar and Q&A: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 2-3 p.m. ET. 
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)

Upcoming Session Opportunity:
A team from Northwestern University aims to improve health education and resources for women of reproductive age living with type 2 diabetes. They are interested in learning ways to adapt their study so that if fits the needs of everyone involved.  

Specifically, they want to hear from women who:
  • Are living with Type 2 diabetes
  • Are between the ages of 35-64
OR
  • Individuals who provide care/support to women described above (as community health worker, social service provider, etc.)
 
Session will take place:
March 30, 6pm via web conference
 
For more Information on 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 Center for Community Health is supported, in part, by the
Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute,
Grant Number UL1TR001422 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Clinical and Translational Sciences Award and
the Institute of Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM).
Center for Community Health
http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/sites/cch/
cch@northwestern.edu