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NIH CEAL Accomplishments —
By the Numbers
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 As the numbers show, CEAL has had a big impact in the two years since its launch. Furthering CEAL’s goal to address COVID-19 by providing trustworthy, science-based information, CEAL Teams have collaborated with nearly 1,000 organizations and held more than 1,500 local events reaching more than half a million participants. CEAL Teams distributed 123,000 masks and almost one million copies of educational materials. Also, more than 600 people have signed up for COVID-19-related clinical trials.
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NIH CEAL is at APHA
Catch NIH CEAL and CEAL Teams from across the country at this week’s 2022 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo in Boston! If you haven’t already, visit us at Exhibit Booth #122 and follow along on social media using #NIHCEAL and #APHA2022.
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Check out CEAL’s new Long COVID web page
CEAL now has a web page dedicated to resources on Long COVID. The new web page has printable fact sheets, as well as links to clinical trials and other resources.
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New Philly CEAL study
To help address low COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among parents, researchers from the Philadelphia Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 conducted a study on parental decision making. The new study, “Comparing COVID-19 vaccination outcomes with parental values, beliefs, attitudes, and hesitancy status,” appears in the journal Vaccines. The findings suggest that health care providers and policymakers can focus on improving vaccination coverage among children living in suburban neighborhoods through targeted mobile-based messaging emphasizing safety to their parents.
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Staying up-to-date on boosters
Learn about the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA boosters that target two versions of the COVID-19 virus in CEAL’s newly updated fact sheet. The fact sheet outlines the dosing schedules for different age groups and why some vaccinated people still get sick. Also, in case you missed it, Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine is now available as a booster. The Novavax booster targets only the original COVID-19 strain and is an option for anyone over age 18 who has completed the primary series and cannot or does not want to take an mRNA booster.
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Events and Key Conversations
CEAL events promote community engagement, inclusion in research, and COVID-19 vaccines. These key conversations, including town halls and panel discussions, can also be found on our Events page.
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Advancing the Science of Community-Engaged Health Disparities Research
Nov. 14-15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ET | Register
This two-day online workshop will focus on advancing the science of community-engaged health disparities research. Hosted by the NHLBI Center for Translational Research and Implementation Science, the workshop will include discussion on lessons learned from NIH-funded community-engaged research, new research methods, and the value of community partner relationships. The workshop is open to the public and will be recorded.
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CEACR Speaker Series: Ethical Research with Community-Based Organizations
Nov. 18, 1-2:15 p.m. ET | Register and learn more
This roundtable, online discussion will cover common barriers to ethical partnerships with community-based organizations. Participants will explore principles and practices for increasing trustworthiness and reciprocity from both community and academic perspectives.
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