West End Community Research Advisory Board (WE C-RAB)
Presentation to CCHMC’s CRPs: On June 23 the leadership of the West End Community Research Advisory Board (WE C-RAB) presented at CCHMC’s Clinical Research Professionals (CRP) Monthly Meeting, sharing their perspective on community research and ways to better engage with community around research. You can see the full presentation here.
Bringing COVID-19 Vaccines to the West End: CCHMC, the City of Cincinnati and WE C-CRAB, among other partners, brought a vaccine clinic to the West End at Laurel Playground on May 21 and June 11. To help educate the community about the vaccines, WE C-RAB worked hard to spread the word by talking to neighbors, posting flyers and yard signs, and sharing vaccine information like the community-created book from partner, We Engage 4 Health, called Vaccine Victory. As a result, 93 people received a vaccine the first day and another 66 received the vaccine the second day!
Research Participant Advisory Council (RPAC)
RPAC is Seeking Adolescent (11-17 year old) CCHMC Research Participants: Know of a research participant who you think would be comfortable sharing their thoughts/opinions to help improve research? If so, we are seeking 11-17 year old participants from across the research hospital spectrum to join our monthly virtual RPAC meeting (fourth Thursday of each month 5:30 – 7pm). Contact Julie Wijesooriya for more information or to refer someone, julie.wijesooriya@cchmc.org.
Save the Date! CCHMC’s CRP July Monthly Meeting: Research Participant Panel – July 13 @ 2pm: The panelists will include adult and youth COVID-19 vaccine research participants, as well as additional adult and youth research participants sharing their perspectives on participating in research.
The Research Participant Advisory Group (RPAG) engages our research participants and community in ways to improve how research is done at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) and out in community, ensuring that the participant/community voice is heard and part of the research process, from design to dissemination. Click here to learn more.
