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The Detroit Community-Academic Research Network
Expanding Collaborative Research Partnerships in the City of Detroit
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detroiturc.org
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March 2011
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Greetings!
The Community-Academic Research Network (the Network) is a virtual entity that involves a broad array of community organizations and academic researchers interested in conducting and disseminating collaborative research in the city of Detroit. It is hosted and maintained by the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC). For more information about the URC visit our website: www.detroiturc.org
Did you know that the Community-Academic Research Network provides capacity building and ongoing support for community organizations, health service providers, and academic researchers interested in pursuing collaborative research in Detroit? We have a wealth of resources and expertise on conducting collaborative research and interventions to improve the health and well-being of Detroit residents. For more information or to request materials, contact rojomcg@umich.edu.
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 Funding Opportunities HEP Mini-Grants Application deadline: April 15, 2011
The Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP) is awarding its second round of mini-grants of up to $1000 to community groups developing sustainable projects and activities that engage community residents, build local ownership of the Detroit greenways, and create social and physical environments conducive to active living and heart health.
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 URC Collaborative Research Planning Grants Application deadline: May 15, 2011 The Detroit URC is beginning its first cycle of planning grants to foster the establishment of new community-academic research partnerships and new collaborative research projects. Grants will be awarded for up to $2,000 to support newly developing partnerhsips and $5,000 to develop specific new collaborative research efforts. Details about applying for grants will be forthcoming in the next month. For more information send requests to: rojomcg@umich.edu. |
The Health Impact Project: Advancing Smarter Policies for Healthier Communities
Application deadline: June 1, 2011
The Health Impact Project: Advancing Smarter Policies for Healthier Communities, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, is issuing its second-round call for proposals (CFP) to demonstrate the effectiveness of health impact assessment (HIA) and promote its use by decision makers in a wide variety of fields. This CFP will fund organizations that plan to undertake an HIA of a proposed policy, project or program currently or soon to be under active consideration by local, state, tribal and federal decision-making bodies. Grants will range from $25,000 to $125,000 each.
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 Upcoming Events Summer Short Course on Collaborative Research Register by: May 31, 2011 Sign up for the Detroit URC's summer short course entitled, "Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research for Health". Starting July 18, 2011 a team of ten trainers (5 university researchers and 5 Detroit-based partners) will provide a week long training on collaborative research through the Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology based at the University of Michigan. Employees from Detroit community-based organizations and the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion will be eligible to request a scholarship to attend the training (non-credit seeking only). Details about applying for grants will be forthcoming in the next month. Learn more |
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Designing Healthy Livable Communities Conference
June 6-7, 2011
The Michigan Department of Community Health is hosting the 2011 Designing Healthy Livable Communities: The Power of Partnerships Conference. This conference will be held in Lansing and will feature national and Michigan experts who will address how the power of partnerships can enhance the collaborative efforts of communities and policy makers to create and maintain healthy Michigan Communities.
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 News & Updates HEP Presents at the University of Michigan Board of Regents Meeting in Detroit March 17, 2011 The University of Michigan Board of Regents meeting was held in downtown Detroit at the Westin Book Cadillac hotel last week. Angie Reyes, Director of the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation and Amy Schulz, Associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health gave a presentation on the Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP), a Detroit URC-affiliated partnership. They discussed HEP's collaborative research approach and presented preliminary findings from the Walk Your Heart to Health Walking Group Program. Learn more at The University Record Online, The Ann Arbor Chronicle, or The Michigan Daily |
 Detroit Happenings Neighborhood Services Organization Purchases Historic Building After over 2 years of fundraising and negotiations, one of the Detroit URC's partners, Neighborhood Services Organization (NSO), has purchased the former Michigan Bell Telephone Company building in downtown Detroit and is converting it into more than a hundred and fifty apartments. The renovations will be used to house the homeless of Detroit and is expected to have a positive impact on the surrounding community. In addition, the building will house 200 of NSO's current employees and provide office space for NSO activities and training programs. Learn more |
 The Eastside Farmers Market Begins in June
Previously known as the East Warren Avenue Farmers Market, the newly-named Eastside Farmers Market is scheduled to begin June 11, 2011. The market will be located on the corner of Mack and Alter in the Mack Alter Square on Saturday mornings throught the summer. Vendor products will include fresh and local produce, handmade jewelry, homemade sweet breads, pottery and plants! The market will also have live entertainment and crafts for kids. Follow the Eastside Farmers Market on Facebook |
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