Recorded Trainings on Community Engaged Practices

CERI Examples from the Field Recorded Sessions

• Examples from the Field: Community-Centered AI Innovations and the Intersection of Community Engaged Research
  This recorded session explores

• CERI Fireside Chats with Researchers and Community Partners: The Community and Environmental Factors Impacting Physical Activity of Women in Durham NC 
  A researcher and her community partner share information about an assessment to address environmental factors that challenge women from minoritized groups to engage in physical activities to address chronic diseases in Durham County.

• Examples From the Field: Communities and Researchers Working Together to Address Birth Justice in North Carolina 
  According to the March of Dimes, North Carolina's infant mortality rate in 2021 was 6.7 per 1,000 live births, which is higher than the U.S. rate of 5.4. The infant mortality rate for Black birth people in North Carolina is 1.8 times the state rate. The state's maternal mortality rate in 2021 was 44 deaths per 100,000 births, which is higher than the U.S. average of 32 per 100,000. This educational session addresses community engaged researchers and collaborating community based organizations working together to address this community problem.

• Examples From the Field Part 2: VOICES of Change for Health Equity- Nursing Researchers and Communities Addressing Maternal Child Health in North Carolina 
  A team of nursing researchers developed a doula training program to help families and close the maternal mortality gap. The program's doulas support families during labor, educate them about their bodies and rights, and serve a advocates. This presentation shares the engagement strategies between community women that became trained doulas through several cohorts and the positive impact it made on birth outcomes.

• Examples From the Field: Barbers, Beauticians and Researchers Uniting to Improve Community Health 
  This recorded session explores: The role of barber and beautician communities in fostering health equity through collaborations with academic researchers, successful examples of community-engaged research initiatives involving barber and beautician networks, strategies for building effective partnerships between researchers, healthcare providers, and barber/beautician professionals, challenges and opportunities in advancing health equity through collaborative efforts. 

• Examples From the Field Digital Health Equity and COVID-19 Symptoms Monitoring A Collaboration with AME Zion HEAL Partners 
  This educational session provides insights into how digital technology researchers can collaborate with existing community-based organizations to diversify research studies.

• Examples From the Field: Communities and Researchers Working Together to Address Food Insufficiencies in Rural and Urban Communities 
  This Community Engaged Research panel discussion features community researchers and partners working together to address food insecurity in urban and rural communities. Examples of effective strategies to utilize food as medicine to address food insecurity and the management of chronic diseases are shared by research team members and their community collaborators.

• Examples From the Field: When Community Engaged Research Intersects with Policy for Children with Developmental Disabilities 
  This Examples From the Field provide insights into policy for children with developmental disabilities driven by the voice of the community with lived experiences.

• Examples From the Field: Passion, Purpose & Partnership 
  The Examples from the Field Seminar Series was created to showcase the success of existing community-academic partnerships and highlight important lessons learned. On August 12th, Peggy Tatum and Meira Epplein, PhD will discuss how their partnership is working to raise awareness and prevent gastrointestinal cancers.