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Community engagement is key for healthy and safe pregnancies |
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 Two maternal health programs supported by NIH CEAL are now partnering research teams with people from the communities at highest risk for pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality. The goal is to improve health before, during, and after pregnancy.
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CEAL’s CEACR brings together community-engaged experts for one of the largest Long COVID clinical studies
The Community Engagement Alliance Consultative Resource (CEACR) supports the Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery’s (RECOVER) goal to build a national study population that represents the diversity of people affected by Long COVID. CEACR is helping to recruit community representatives who will be involved in all aspects of the research. Read the full story to learn more about RECOVER and how CEACR is lending its support.
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Promising practices from NIH CEAL highlighted at APHA
NIH CEAL had a strong presence at the November 2023 American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, with more than 30 presentations and events covering a range of promising practices and lessons learned in the field of community-engaged research. The CEAL Symposium, which drew an audience of nearly 250, included three panels that spotlighted perspectives and voices of trusted messengers and community partners, representatives from CEAL Regional Teams, NIH, and others working on the CEAL initiative.
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Learn more about CEACR, CEAL’s consultative resource
CEACR supports NIH-funded research teams who apply community engagement principles to diversify research participation, with a focus on communities traditionally underrepresented in research. Read the new fact sheet to learn how the program works to increase the quality and quantity of community-engaged research in communities that face high rates of health disparities.
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Events and Key Conversations
CEAL events promote community engagement and inclusion in research. These key conversations, including town halls and panel discussions, can also be found on our Events Page.
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ICYMI: Past Events and Key Conversations |
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CEACR Speaker Series: Aligning Community-Engaged Research Principles with the Common Rule
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View part one of a two-part series, Humanizing the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process. This speaker series delves into current IRB practices and innovative approaches that can protect participants in community-engaged research and ensure that individuals from historically underrepresented communities are included in research activities.
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