Apply to pitch an idea or to attend the Sept. 26 Pitch Partners event on Cancer Research!
Call for Proposals! Center seeks projects aimed at reducing cancer disparities
Author: Center for Community Health Partnership & Research
Spotlight! Center collaborator: “Learn the needs of your community to build trust”
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research got some great advice on success in community-engaged research from James Krings, a Public Health Faculty Scholar and Asst. Professor of Medicine at WashU.
Community Advisory Board adds members
The Community Advisory Board shared by the Institute for Public Health and the Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences has added four new members to its diverse board. Read more about it!
Center awards seed funding to two community-academic projects centering on racial equity
Find out which community-academic projects received funding from the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research.
Center collaborator works at the intersection of suicide prevention and intervention
Read about how Public Health Faculty Scholar Ryan Lindsay, Brown School associate professor of practice, works with community partners to close gaps for individuals and families dealing with suicidal ideation or risk.
Funding advances four community-academic partnerships, current funding round closes Dec. 6
Read about the latest project updates from these community-academic partnerships.
Community Research Fellows Training Program celebrates 10th anniversary, looks to future
Program alumni and university supporters recently gathered at Delmar DivINe to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Community Research Fellows Training Program (CRFT). It is a 17-week public health research training course that equips community members with the tools and resources to examine and address regional health disparities. Since 2013, 193 CRFT alumni across seven […]
Community Advisory Board adds members, says farewell to others
The Community Advisory Board at the Institute for Public Health and the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences is welcoming three new members and saying goodbye to a longstanding contributor.
Through two funding programs, center supports multiple community-academic projects
Several community-academic projects have been awarded funding by the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research.
Center’s Collaborative Café Health Equity series returns Sept. 28 featuring discussions on race, equity
You don’t want to miss out on the conversation on race and equity at the next Collaborative Cafe Series presented by the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research.
WashU & Parents as Teachers community-academic partnership benefits families “where they are”
A unique community-academic partnership between WashU & Parents As Teachers organization is making an impact on families in the St. Louis region.
Call for Proposals! Center seeks project ideas centering on racial equity
Submit a project idea focused on racial equity by Sept. 24 for a chance to present at the next Pitch Partners event!
Local non-profit professionals awarded Summer Institute Course Scholarships
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research has awarded ten scholarships to individuals employed by local nonprofit and governmental organizations. The funding will enable staff to attend week-long professional development courses offered through the Brown School Summer Institute at Washington University in St. Louis. The scholarships support intensive learning for five consecutive days. Attendees can build new skills […]
Center strengthens two community-academic partnerships by funding their projects
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research has funded two community-academic partnerships through two funding programs. Find out which partnerships were awarded.
The Movement for Environmental Justice – Part I
Read part one of this two-part blog on environmental justice by practicum student, Katie Wiedeman, MSW candidate.
Environmental Justice in St. Louis – Part II
Read this blog post about environmental justice and its fight right here in St. Louis.
WashU researcher collaborates with community organization to teach Black girls about equitable genomic research
Faculty Scholar and Asst. Professor, Brett Maricque and team are working with Black Girls Do STEM to help local students understand the value of their own genetic data.
Center funds two new community-academic partnerships
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research has awarded funding to two projects through its PDSS program. Read more about these community-academic partnerships!
Forum on medicine, race in St. Louis features center co-director, Vetta Sanders Thompson (Links to an external site)
Vetta Sanders Thompson, the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity at the Brown School and co-director of the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research at the Institute for Public Health, will moderate a panel at the Feb. 25 Forum on Medicine, Race and Ethnicity.
Center calls for non-profit scholarship applications through March 10
If you work with a non-profit organization or government agency and want to learn more about grant writing, management, quality improvement or other skills, submit an application for a scholarship to attend Brown School’s Summer Institute.
Lessons from the life of Henrietta Lacks
In this blog post, read more about the concept of “informed consent” in research.
March 9 Collaborative Café: Working with advisory boards, stakeholders
Join us for the next Collaborative Cafe to learn more about best practices for working with community partner advisory boards and other stakeholders.
Institutes’ Community Advisory Board offers researchers “an experience they don’t want to miss”
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research says goodbye to previous Community Advisory Board members and rings in a few more in 2023.
As variant cases continue, the Institute collaborates with community & university partners to provide 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines
Two centers, community health workers and partner community organizations are rallying together to provide Covid-19 vaccines to area communities.
Health inequities in endometriosis care
Practicum student Katie Wiedeman, MSW candidate, writes about diagnostic gaps as just one of the inequities in the care of this common women’s condition.
Considerations for data-sharing and community-engaged research
Read more about new NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy.
Center awards grants to three community-academic partners for cancer prevention and research
Through the Institute for Public Health Pitch Partners’ funding mechanism, three area cancer awareness and prevention organizations have been awarded grants that will help further cancer equity in the St. Louis region.
Center offers resource for effective & equitable project collaboration
The Center for Community Health Partnership & Research offers a new resource page on how to establish and maintain collaborative relationships to meet community needs.
Center helps promote the development of language access plans to benefit immigrants
Does your organization have a language access plan in place? Read more why these plans are vital to the individuals with limited English proficiency.
Collaborative Café Equity Series resumes in June!
The popular Collaborative Cafe series on Equity and Equity in Research resumes in June with dynamic speakers and relevant discussion.
Center awards professional development funding to community organizations
Each year, the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research awards scholarship funds to individuals working with non profits and governmental health organizations. Read about the 2022 scholarship recipients.
The contagion sweeping the nation: Anti-trans legislation
Read more about the current state of anti-transgender legislation as summarized by MPH candidate, Ola Adebayo.
Managing the college mental health crisis
An MPH student weighs in on the stress of academic life and the mental health crisis taking place on our nation’s campuses.
Collaborative Café features new series on health equity and research beginning April 8
A new series on equity and equity in research examines how we achieve public health equity in health care and research.
Center offers “Measures for Community Engagement”, March 16th
Learn more about assessing and measuring your academic-community research!
Center Community Advisory Board co-chair featured in People Magazine regarding rare disease
Doug Lindsay, co-chair of the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research Community Advisory Board (CAB), has a unique story to tell. His journey with a rare disease during his 20’s for which he helped develop two surgeries that would eventually save his life, is featured in a recent edition of People Magazine. Lindsay is a […]
Climate change is a public health crisis
Written by Ola Adebayo, MPH candidate and student worker at the Institute for Public Health There has been a plethora of unprecedented climate activity in 2021. This year we have seen global sea levels rise to a new high, months of rainfall occurred in the space of a few hours in China, levels of CO2 […]
COVID-19 affects everything: The increase in opioid-related deaths & initiatives
Written by Ola Adebayo, MPH candidate and student worker at the Institute for Public Health Overdose-related deaths have reached an all-time high with more than 96,000 people dying during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a 30 percent increase from 2019, the largest increase ever seen of drug-related deaths in the United […]
Research study and community collaboration become a “rich partnership and friendship”
For a disease that can be devastating to the lungs, the abstract medicine of words and knowledge cures much more effectively than a stethoscope. Christopher Prater WashU researchers and Vitendo4Africa say that a collaborative study funded by the Center for Community Health Partnership & Research has resulted in increased discussion, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis […]
STL Area VPC promotes a “Safer Summer for St. Louis”
Center for Community Health Partnership & Research collaborator, VPC is offering a Pop-Up Event Toolkit for area organizations to help create safer spaces for youth this summer.
Study shows effective team approach to mental health services among Latinx community
A study finds that multiple agency input and teamwork can enhance mental health treatment in the Latinx community.
Center funds multiple projects aimed at violence prevention
In partnership with the University of Missouri Extension, the Center for Community Health Partnership and Research is working toward stricter violence prevention efforts in under-resourced communities.
WUSTL faculty weigh vaccine disparities/mistrust
An article in the St. Louis American features several faculty scholars discussing vaccine mistrust.
St. Louis Area Violence Prevention Commission Releases Statement on Policing and Violence Prevention
Written by Kim Furlow, Institute for Public Health The St. Louis Area Violence Prevention Commission (VPC) has released a list of recommendations for policing and violence prevention. The recommendations are the culmination of a year of community listening sessions, interviews with law enforcement stakeholders, and an online police legitimacy survey. This process has been part […]
COVID-19: Community Conversations
Across the world, COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is affecting the lives of nearly every single person. A special spotlight series presented by the Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, features conversations with diverse members of the St. Louis regional community regarding how they view the pandemic, and what strategies they use to thrive in this time of […]
Pitch Partners² Announces Seed Funding Awards
The Center for Community Health Partnership and Research announces seed funding for two public health-related projects through its Pitch Partners² funding mechanism. The selected projects are centered on community-academic partnerships to achieve cancer health equity. Community organizations “pitched” to a diverse group of stakeholders including fellow community organizations, citizens, and WashU staff at an event in the Pitch Partners series. There, […]
COVID-19: Setting Up Vulnerable Communities for Success
Julia López, PhD, MPH, LCSW, an Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar, joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in February, 2020 as Instructor of Medicine. Since then, she has become a champion of the Latin community, working to help provide mental health assistance and Spanish language guidelines on the do’s […]
Striking a balance: Violence prevention in communities
The Gun Violence Initiative at the Institute for Public Health turns five in April 2020. This blog is part of a special series related to the key themes of the initiative: What we know, what we need to know, and what to do about this critical issue. Violence prevention is both a science and an […]
Inaugural funding cohort announced for new Partnership Development and Sustainability Support Program (PDSS)
Written by Hillary Broughton and Leslie Roettger The Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences and the Institute for Public Health announce six partnerships selected to receive funding through the new Partnership Development and Sustainability Support (PDSS) program. This funding program provides up to $10,000 to community-academic partnerships for a 12-month period. It enables […]
Community partnership seed funding awarded
The Center for Community Health Partnership and Research and the Institute for Public Health have awarded two project teams with up to $7,500 each in Community Partnership Seed Funding. The aim of the Community Partnership Seed Funding is to foster and deepen community-academic partnerships. By invitation only, researchers and community organizations request funding to support initial […]