The Community Connections for Health Translation (CCHT) pillar serves as a collaborative hub for advancing health and rigorous research through community engagement and innovation.
Primary focus areas:
- Convening community-academic partnerships to guide health research priorities and implementation
- Empowering communities and researchers with accessible data and innovation
- Capacity building to enable researchers and community members to be effective partners for research and translation
- Identifying and promoting systems change to support equity in healthcare and research
- Implementing evidence-based solutions for community health
Our work is anchored in four domains that guide our approach:
CCHT Consultation
CCHT pillar supports community-engaged research (CEnR) and research best practices to improve health and reduce disparities. Our services include guidance on engagement strategies, recruitment of populations underserved by clinical research, and approaches that strengthen trust and impact across all stages of research (e.g., planning, proposal development, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination). We also offer training, resources, and guidance on systems change to help researchers and communities work together effectively.
This consult (45 minutes to 1 hour) is a free service provided by the CTSI CCHT. The information you provide to CCHT is confidential and will not be shared with any other entity.
Contact us
For questions or comments, please email CTSI.CCHT@dm.duke.edu