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May 2013
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9th Funding Cycle Submissions
Update

Invitations have been extended to 30 Letter of Intent applicants to submit full proposals to HWPP during the 9th Funding Cycle. They represent six (6) Impact and twenty-four (24) Development proposals.

 

The following information pertains to the 30 projects advancing to full proposal:

Geographic Area Served
Impact
Development
Total
Urban
5
15
20
Rural
--
6
6
Statewide
1
3
4

 

The most frequently identified primary Infrastructure Focus Areas were:  

  • Access to high-quality health services
  • Public health capacity and quality
  • Systems to manage and share health information and knowledge  

The most frequently identified primary Populations Affected were:

  • Children and adolescents
  • Urban
  • Racial and ethnic populations 
The most frequently identified primary Health Focus Areas were:
  • Mental Health
  • Chronic disease
  • Alcohol and other drug use 
For those invited to submit a full proposal, the deadline for submission is 5:00 CST on Friday, June 28, 2013 to the HWPP office.  
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Community & Academic Partnerships:
Learning from the Past, Building for the Future
  
Based on the positive comments from the February HWPP Lessons Learned workshop, the 7th Community Engagement in Research (CEnR) Conference will include:
  • Lessons Learned from previous and currently funded HWPP partnerships. Partnerships will share their own experiences for the benefit of other partnerships.
  • Skill-building sessions 
  • Networking - it is always beneficial to expand your network of potential partners  

 Please mark your calendar and join us... 

 
Tuesday, September 17th, 2013
at the Harley-Davidson Museum®
Milwaukee, WI

   

 

There will be no cost to attend this full-day conference, but pre-registration will be required.  We anticipate registration opening in mid-July.  Please check our Educational Opportunities webpage for future updates. 

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Community Engagement in Research Conference:
Advancing Communities' Disaster Resilience

 

Wednesday, September 18, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Harley Davidson Museum®, Milwaukee, WI

The Medical College of Wisconsin's Community Engagement Key Function of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute of Southeast Wisconsin in collaboration with Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, and the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Health are hosting a one-day conference to expand dialogue on advancing community resilience in preparation for possible future disasters which have been common in this region and state.

This conference is tailored for academic, clinical and community researchers interested in developing a local/regional/international pathway to whole community emergency preparedness.  By attending the conference, participants will explore the following questions:
  • What are current approaches and trends in Disaster Management practice and science?
  • What are the community and academic perspectives and experiences on major local disasters and risks which can enhance a shared awareness and align for resilience during future events?
  • How can existing community-academic partnerships reveal potential and existing community assets available for "in-place" preparedness and disaster/emergency response?
  • What are potential next steps for establishing a "whole community disaster response"?

If you are interested in attending please email Anne Kissack at akissack@mcw.edu. In the near future, online registration will be posted on the CTSI website www.ctsi.mcw.edu   

Opportunities to Disseminate
First Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation

The First Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation will bring together researchers and educators who use and teach systems-based, action-oriented, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or trans-disciplinary approaches. You are invited to share information about your methods and research.

The conference is offering a unique opportunity for dissemination - digital posters. They describe a digital poster as a brief PowerPoint presentation which will be available for public viewing through the conference website.

 

The actual conference will be held online and in Canberra, Australia from September 8-11, 2013.  Digital posters are posted on the conference webpage as soon as they are accepted and some are already posted for viewing. To learn more, visit www.i2sconference.org     

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Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) Conference

 

 

CCPH invites you to share your knowledge, wisdom and experience! Submit a proposal for a session or poster presentation at Community-Campus Partnerships for Health's next conference, April 30-May 3, 2014 in Chicago, IL! The conference theme is "From Rhetoric to Reality: Achieving Authentic, Equitable & Transformative Partnerships." Proposals are due September 30, 2013 for skill-building workshops, creative arts sessions, stories, roundtable discussions and posters that advance the conference theme and align with one or more of these conference topics:

  • Communities as centers of learning, discovery and engagement
  • Authentically engaged institutions
  • Shared power and resources
  • Ethical policies and practices
  • Changing governmental and institutional policies and systems
  • Sustaining partnerships and their outcomes
  • Next generation leadership
  • Mobilizing knowledge for action  
Whether you are directly involved in community-based participatory research, service-learning or multi-sector coalitions - or are working to ensure the conditions are in place for such partnerships to thrive and have impact - the conference is designed to challenge and inspire you!

For more information visit the conference web page

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3rd Annual Wisconsin Health Improvement & Research Partnerships Forum

 

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Facilitating Partnership: Common Mission, Multiple Approaches will be held September 12-13, 2013 in the Union South on the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.

 

You are invited to submit an abstract for an oral presentation or a poster.  They are seeking abstracts highlighting Wisconsin-based research projects, Research Network collaborations, Community-based research, and quality improvement initiatives.

 

Complete Guidelines for abstract submission and the workshop are available at:http://www.fammed.wisc.edu/wren/submissions

 

Submission deadline is Monday, June 24, 2013.  Applicants will be notified by July 30, 2013.

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2013 Prevention Conference 

Creating Community Health Together will be held September 11-13, 2013 in Wisconsin Dells, WI.

You are invited to submit an abstract for a 75-minute breakout session. Priority will be give to sessions that include the following:
  • Provide practical application of strategies that are either evidence-based or promising.
  • Will benefit prevention specialists across fields.
  • Presentation methods employ a variety of educational strategies.
  • Incorporate tools that participants can use.
  • Organizational resources/contacts, skills/strategies/methods, and/or written resources

The abstract submission form, with complete submission details, and additional conference information can be found on their webpage.   

All abstracts must be submitted by June 4, 2013. 

 

For further information, please contact info@wiclearinghouse.org or call 608-262-9257.   

Upcoming Educational Opportunities
Two Conferences in Chicago in 2014

The first national conference of the Community Network for Research Equity & Impact (CNREI) that emerged from the 2011 and 2012 National Community Partner Forums co-sponsored by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) and the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service will be held in 2014. The conference will include focused peer learning sessions for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) community partners and emerging and established community Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and research review committees.

 

The CNREI conference will take place April 29-30, 2014, followed by CCPH's 13th international conference, April 30-May 3, 2014. Both events will take place in Chicago. 

  

The mission of the CNREI is to ensure that communities have a significant voice in decisions about research practice and policy, are true partners in research, and fully benefit from the knowledge gained through research.

  

The overall goal of the CNREI conference is to support the ability of community-based organizations to play significant roles as partners in research, ultimately ensuring that the results of research are used to eliminate health disparities and achieve health equity in their communities.

The conference aims to:

  • Equip community leaders who are new to research with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully negotiate community-academic research partnerships and fully engage as research partners
  • Equip community leaders who are experienced in research with the knowledge and skills needed to serve in leadership roles pertaining to research practice, policy and funding  
  • Equip community leaders who are interested in establishing or strengthening community IRBs (Institutional Review Boards that provide ethical oversight of research) and research review committees with the knowledge and skills needed to do so
  • Equip community leaders who are involved in the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively contribute to and benefit from the program

If you have any questions, contact CCPH staff at programs@ccph.info  

Contact Us:
Website: http://www.mcw.edu/healthierwipartnerships.htm
E-Mail: healthierwisconsin@mcw.edu
Phone: 414.955.4350

 

Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program
Medical College of Wisconsin
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