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E-Newsletter - Summer 2015

Hats off to the 50 Detroit community leaders, academic researchers, and others who gathered at Sindbad's on May 27, 2015 for the Detroit URC's Annual Community-Academic Networking Social. Participants broke into small groups to discuss environmental health, physical activity, mental health, and several other important issues related to health equity in Detroit. Several participants also brainstormed about possible project collaborations. Event Info + Photos 
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Congratulations to winners of the Detroit URC's sixth consecutive Small Planning Grant Program, which supports the establishment of new community-academic partnerships and collaborative health research efforts in Detroit. The three selected teams will each receive up to $4,000 to pursue their projects in the Motor City, starting in September 2015. 
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New CBPR Partnership Academy Underway!
The first cohort of the Detroit URC's new CBPR Partnership Academy completed their five-day intensive course about Commmunity-Based Participatory Research at the U-M School of Public Health on July 17. Based on evaluations and comments we received, participants learned a great deal in the course--and are looking forward to the year-long education, networking, and mentoring available through the program. Read more. 

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Detroit URC Featured in U-M SPH Magazine
Check out the latest University of Michigan School of Public Health (SPH) Findings magazine. Exclusively about Detroit, this special issue includes a wide range of interesting stories about the city's history and metamorphosis, including a two-page "Research News" article all about the Detroit Urban Research Center and our partnerships! Read more.  

 

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The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) is accepting applications for its Community University Research Partnership Award (CURES) through September 11, 2015. Open to communities and community-based organizations throughout the state of Michigan, CURES supports collaborative and innovative research projects that offer unique solutions for improving patient and community health outcomes. Read more.

 

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Exclusive Video about HEP Walking Program 
The Healthy Environments Partnership (HEP) is also in the spotlight! In this new SPH video, HEP Faculty Director Amy Jo Schulz and HEP Community Outreach Coordinator Cindy Gamboa talk about HEP's Walk Your Heart to Health program and the positive impact it continues to have on people living in Detroit. Watch here. 
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The Detroit URC and several affiliated partners will be presenting at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Chicago this fall. Topics will include: the Detroit URC's new CBPR Partnership Academy; the Use of Mixed Methods in Evaluating CBPR Partnerships; Health Impact Assessment of Detroit; and others. Learn more.
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Sample Biosketches for NIH Requirements
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently changed its requirements for biosketches submitted for NIH-funded projects, prompting questions and concerns. But thanks to an inquiry on the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) listserv, people across the U.S. submitted updated, compliant biosketches, so others could learn from them. Thank you to everyone who shared examples-and to CBPH Board Member Jen Brown, who solicited them.

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