Our community engagement experts offer research teams no-cost consultations, services, and resources for meaningful engagement of communities or other partners in health research. We also work closely with other members of our GHUCCTS team to support efforts to achieve representative samples based on their research goals.
There are a variety of community engagement approaches in research including participation in community events, use of qualitative research, community engagement studios, community or patient advisory boards, and community-academic collaborations. We work with you to identify the best fit.
Consultations
The GHUCCTS Community Engagement & HLT teams are available to meet with investigators to support with strategies to optimize investigators’ efforts to engage with the community. Please contact our team early in the development process of your research, so that we can provide guidance to ensure that your protocol and budget is suited to support best practices of community-engaged research. Set up your initial consultation request form here.
Available Services
- Planning and budgeting to support community engagement and successful recruitment efforts
- Coaching on the use of engagement best practices
- Guidance on meeting ethics requirements related to interpretation services
- Make introductions between investigators and community partners
- Facilitate the planning and implementation of engagement approaches, including CE Studios
- Provide access to community events for engagement and recruitment
- Review grant proposals and recommend content for engagement and recruitment plans
- Support with development of study promotional, educational material, study finding summaries
- Link primary care providers to a practice-based research network (PBRN)
- Provide letters of support
- Referral to oher GHUCCTS services as needed
Training Workshops & Webinars
- Community and patient engagement in research
- Effective community outreach for education and study promotion
- Language requirements and interpretation services
- Research accommodations to allow participation of disabled persons in health research
- Introduction to community engaged research (course)
Resources
For recommendations on community-engaged research tools and resources best suited for your study, please contact Florencia Gonzalez at florencia.gonzalez@howard.edu
Practice Based Research Network
If you wish to conduct research within any of the Practice Based Research Networks (PBRNs), please contact Finie Hunter-Richardson at 202-250-5668 or at fkhunter@howard.edu.
For more information about PRBNs in our area visit the Participant and Clinical Interactions page or visit
CAPRICORN.