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Greetings!
If you are receiving this e-mail you are likely a member of the Community-Academic Research Network (the Network) and you have a profile on our Network Directory. 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. As the Network expands, we hope that opportunities for new collaborative research in Detroit will arise. If you are not currently a member of the Network and would like to join, it is simple, contact us by phone or e-mail for more information.
This newsletter contains resources to facilitate collaborative research in Detroit as well as news about current activities taking place. The Network is hosted and maintained by the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC).
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Funding Opportunities
Michigan Institute of Clinical Health Research (MICHR) Pilot Grant Program
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
Amount: $50,000-$25,000
Learn more
This program seeks proposals from basic, clinical, and social scientists research. The goal is to promote development of novel solutions that will ultimately improve patient and community health outcomes. MICHR welcomes proposals for studies on health services, health outcomes, or health policy that inform practice, development and testing and new hypotheses or interventions, and proposals relevant to developing new methods or best practices.
EPA Environmental Justice Small Grant Program (EJSG)
Application Deadline: February 29, 2012
Amount: $25,000
Learn more
Funds will support projects addressing local environmental public health issues within an affected community. The EJSG Program is designed to help communities understand and address exposure to multiple environmental harms and risks.
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For a full list of current funding opportunities click here
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Collaborative Research Resources
Webinar: Community Involvement in Research: What Researchers and IRBs Need to Know
January 26, 2012 3:30-5:00pm ET
Learn more
Community involvement helps make many research projects more successful. But community-based research has its own set of ethical issues that can be challenging to IRBs that are not experienced or knowledgeable in this type of research. This webinar will describe the processes and issues involved in community-based participatory research and what IRB members and researchers need to know.
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Webcast: Under the Skin: Transforming Public Health Practice Through Health Equity
Renee Canady, PhD, MPA
View the webcast
On Dec 8, 2011 Dr. Renee Canady presented at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The live webcast discussed the rationale for explicitly addressing underlying racism, sexism and classism in order to be successful in efforts to eliminate racial, gender and socioeconomic disparities in health. The efforts of the Ingham County (Michigan) Health Department to focus on the role of public health in promoting social justice and the work of the health department in developing and implementing dialogue regarding oppression and social justice as vehicles for change is also described. The presentation was archived and is free to view.
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New Health Disparities Web Resources
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The term health disparities is getting significant attention. Health professionals and policy makers across the country are asking important questions: How are disparities in health eliminated? How can I play a role in reducing disparities? The websites below can help answer these types of questions and provide up-to-date resources and information on the topic.
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 News & Updates
The New Detroit URC Website Goes Live!
As of December, the new Detroit URC website is online. It now incorporates a sleek user friendly design, a large spectrum of pictures from the neighborhoods in which we work, and most importantly, a multitude of resources about the Detroit URC and community-based participatory research (CBPR) in general. A few highlighted features are described below.
Read the full story
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Detroit URC Partners Attend National Community Partner Forum
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Detroit Happenings
Become a School Reviewer for Excellent Schools Detroit
Apply Online
Excellent Schools Detroit, an organization committed to giving parents more information about the area's school options, is seeking parents who can assist with school site visits. If you care about education and want to take leadership in the movement to ensure that all children in Detroit attend excellent schools, please consider applying. For more information call Yolanda Eddins (313-832-0617).
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Motown Winter Blast
February 10-12, 2012 Campus Martius Park
This annual winter event features a range of entertaining activities. It includes ice-skating in Campus Martius Park, live music performances, and a unique ice sculpture garden. There will also be a fun zone for kids and heated tents in which to stay warm. Don't miss it!
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Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ) Green Jobs Training Program
DWEJ is offering green jobs training to participants 18 years of age or older. The program prepares people for jobs in the emerging green economy and offers unique opportunities to establish community, business and university relationships that will help revitalize urban areas in Detroit while keeping residents employed. For more information contact Roshani Dantas at 313-833-3935 ext. 25 roshani@dwej.org.
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Detroit URC partners 