Contents
- 1 Community Action Spotlight: Latino Alzheimer’s Coalition for Advocacy, Research, and Education (LA CARE)
- 2 C3EN hosts Community-Based Organization and Researcher Convening on June 5, 2024
- 3 CSAC Member Highlight: Sherry Pace
- 4 C3EN Team Member Highlight: Ron Ackermann
- 5 C3EN Team Member Highlight: Sumihiro Suzuki
- 6 Community Action Spotlight: Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community
- 7 Join C3EN May 21 for a Virtual Mental Health Town Hall cohosted by Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp
- 8 Doriane Miller appointed Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UChicago BSD
- 9 C3EN Virtual Violence Prevention Town Hall calls for action to address youth gun violence
- 10 Ayesha Jaco introduces West Side Healthy Parents and Babies in Chicago Sun-Times
- 11 Meet Joyce Chapman Community Grant Awardee Cassandra Ma
- 12 C3EN participates in ACCESS Community Health Network’s Hypertension-Palooza
Community Action Spotlight: Latino Alzheimer’s Coalition for Advocacy, Research, and Education (LA CARE)
“There’s not enough research out there and not enough participation for Latinos in research. We want to change that–we want to continue to advocate for more research and continue to nudge the community to participate in research.”
C3EN hosts Community-Based Organization and Researcher Convening on June 5, 2024
On June 5, 2024 from 9:30 AM to noon, C3EN hosted a Community-Based Organization Research Convening on the subject of mental health in partnership with the University of Chicago Institute for Translational Medicine (ITM), the Chicago Consortium for Community Engagement (C3), Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), and the UIC Center for Clinical and Translational Science
CSAC Member Highlight: Sherry Pace
I’m proud of being a leader who is of service to a community that is similar to one that I come from.
C3EN Team Member Highlight: Ron Ackermann
Our research on the Diabetes Prevention Program informed a policy document called the Diabetes Prevention Act of 2009. It was passed into law in the Affordable Care Act, which authorized the formation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
C3EN Team Member Highlight: Sumihiro Suzuki
I was captivated by the passion and devotion of my colleagues. No matter how difficult, they were determined to make a difference. Working with such people every day shaped my views and interests today.
Community Action Spotlight: Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community
“Our general goal is building a stronger, more vibrant Chinese American and Asian-American community in Chinatown and the surrounding area, particularly for people who have difficulties interacting with government and mainstream systems who may feel powerless to get what they need.”
Join C3EN May 21 for a Virtual Mental Health Town Hall cohosted by Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp
On May 21 from 6-7:30pm, C3EN and Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation host a virtual mental health town hall featuring a keynote by Pilot Awardee Kirsten Dickins of Rush University, "Racial Trauma and PTSD Among Women." REGISTER HERE
Doriane Miller appointed Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UChicago BSD
Congratulations to Doriane Miller, C3EN Community Engagement Core Co-Director and Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, on being appointed Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago!...
C3EN Virtual Violence Prevention Town Hall calls for action to address youth gun violence
On April 23, 2024 from 6 to 7:30PM, C3EN cohosted a virtual violence prevention town hall with Phalanx Family Services featuring a keynote by Pilot Awardee Chuka Emezue, “Trauma- and Equity-Focused Support for Men and Boys on Both Sides of the Gun.”
Ayesha Jaco introduces West Side Healthy Parents and Babies in Chicago Sun-Times
On April 21, 2024, Community Stakeholder Advisory Council member Ayesha Jaco, executive director of West Side United, penned an article in the Chicago Sun-Times introducing West Side Healthy Parents and Babies. This program, developed by West Side United and Lurie...
Meet Joyce Chapman Community Grant Awardee Cassandra Ma
Over 95% of the kids that we work with were trafficked at age 13 or younger. Almost 99% of our kids have histories of sexual abuse prior to being trafficked. No child should have to endure the first incident, but absolutely not the subsequent revictimization that occurs.
C3EN participates in ACCESS Community Health Network’s Hypertension-Palooza
Join C3EN Partner ACCESS Community Health Network for Hypertension-Palooza April 19 and 20 at ACCESS Center for Discovery and Learning, 5139 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago.