Detroit Community-Academic Research

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Expanding Collaborative Research Partnerships in the City of Detroit

Spring 2014

In This Issue

News Highlights

CBPR Resources

Events

Funding Opportunities

Detroit Happenings

Feature Memeber:

Stuart Batterman

On February 26, 2014, Stuart Batterman, Professor of Environmental Health Science at the University of Michigan School of Public Health stood up next to Senator Barbara Boxer and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse to speak about the public health risks to communities from the propsed keystone XL pipeline proposed by the Tar Sand Industry.

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We have a variety of opportunities to share this spring and hope you will find them of value to your work. In addition, look out soon for an invitation to our 2nd Annual Detroit Networking Social: A Community-Academic Research Gathering in May. We hope to see you there!

The Community-Academic Research Network (CAR-Network) is a virtual entity that involves a broad array of community organizations and academic researcher interested in conduction and disseminating collaborative research in the city of Detroit. If you are not currently a member of the CAR-Network and would like to join, contact us today!

The CAR-Network is hosted and maintained by the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC) .

News Highlights

New Initiative!

Community Approaches to Promote Healthy Environments (CA-PHE)

Over the next 5 years, community and academic member of the CAR-Network will embark on a new initiative to improve air quality in Detroit. Data will be gathered to understand the factors influencing air quality and findings will be used to create an action plan and policy recommendations aimed at reducing the effects of air pollution on residents' health.

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Congratulations to the 4th Round of Detroit URC Small Planning Grant Recipients!

We are pleased to announce the award of 4 new Small Planning Grants aimed at enhancing the capacity of academic and community partners to conduct and disseminate health research in Detroit. Congratulations to our recipients! See the full list of projects on our Small Planning Grants Webpage.

Collaborative Research Resources

Scholarships to Attend CBPR Summer Short Course

Application Deadline: May 23, 2014

The 49th Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology at the University of Michigan has been announced! As part of the session the Detroit URC teaches a course on community-based participatory research. Employees from community-based organizations and health and humans services agencies are eligible to apply for scholarships to attend this course.

Fact sheet: Community Criteria for Research

This fact sheet, developed by the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, provides a set of research criteria that community health centers and communities may use to evaluate their participation in research studies.

Toolkit: Community Engaged Research

The goal of this toolkit is to provide faculty, post-doctoral students and graduate students with a set of tools to carefully plan and document their community-engaged scholarship and produce strong portfolios for promotion and tenure.

Events

Using Health Impact Assessment as both a Research and Community Coalition-Building Tool: Lessons in Negotiating Local Political Dynamics

Alexandra Nolen, PhD

March 20, 2014

3:00-4:30pm

UM School of Public Health

Ann Arbor, MI

The Future of Detroit Urban Governance

Kevyn Orr, Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit

March 25, 2014

4:00-5:30pm

Michigan Union, Ballroom

Ann Arbor, MI

Live web-streamed

Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research 2014 Symposium: Partnerships for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research

March 26, 2014

8:00am-3:45pm

North Campus Research Complex

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Workshop: Collaborative Research Capacity Building for Community-Based Organizations

April 2, 2014

8:30 - 12:30pm

UM Detroit Center

3663 Woodward, Detroit, MI

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health 13th International Conference

Promoting Health Equity & Social Justice from Rhetoric to Reality: Achieving Authentic, Equitable & Transformative Partnerships

April 30- May 3, 2014

Chicago, IL

Call for papers: Julian Samora Research Institute 25th Anniversary Celebration Conference

"Latinos in 2050: Restoring the Public Good"

Oct. 30 - Nov.1, 2014
Michigan State University
Marriot East Lansing, MI
Call for papers
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Funding Opportunities

Health Impact Project

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trust

Deadline: April 2, 2014

Amount: Up to $100,000

This is the fourth national call for proposals to fund health impact assessments through demonstration project and program grants.

Minority Serving Institutions Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Deadline: April 16, 2014

Amount: Up to $300,000 for up to 3 years

Reducing Health Care Disparities Through Payment and Delivery System Reform

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Deadline: April 18, 2014 (brief proposal), June 12, 2014 (full proposal)

Amount: Up to $500,000 for up to 3 years

Community Partnership to Advance Research

National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research

Deadline: Ongoing (May 5, 2014)

Learn more about the R01

Learn more about the R21

Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01)

National Institute of Health

Deadline: Ongoing (June 5, 2014)

Reducing Health Disparities Among Minority and Underserved Children (R01)

National Institute of Health

Deadline: Ongoing (June 5, 2014)

Detroit Happenings

Street Art City Detroit: Graffiti, Urban Renewal and the Formation of Identity

March 25, 6:30pm

Casl Building, Rm 1030

UM - Dearborn

Free Bus Tour of Graffiti Sites led by Adrian Ormsby

Saturday, March 29, 11-2pm

Detroit Food Policy Summit 2014

Race to Good Food: Racial Equity Across the Food System

April 3 and 4, 2014

Focus HOPE Conference Center

1400 Oakman

Detroit, MI 48238

CHASS-Southwest Spring Yoga and Zumba Classes!

March 3-June 30

Monday, 9:45 -10:45am

Tuesday, 6:00-7:00pm

Register at (313) 849-3920 ext 5163

Stories of impact ...

We are getting ready to host the 2nd Annual Detroit Networking Social: A Community-Academic Gathering in May and want to hear about your experience from last year. Tell us if you were able to connect with any new partners and if so what your connections led to. Please email Julia Weinert (weinertj@umich.edu) with your story.

Tell us how we're doing...

In an effort to be a good partner in your work, we welcome your feedback on the CAR-Network and the Detroit URC. How can we better collaborate? How can we improve our communication with you? Please email Julia Weinert (weinertj@umich.edu) with your feedback.