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Community-Engaged Research Partnerships During COVID-19: Staying True to Principles of Engagement in Community-Engaged Research Partnerships during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Alliance for Research in Chicagoland Communities (ARCC) at Northwestern University supports and promotes community-engaged research partnerships. During the COVID-19 pandemic, community-academic research collaborations need to consider how the pandemic is impacting health and equity in their communities and how research projects and partnerships can adjust in response to this crisis.

Join us for a virtual zoom gathering to share and discuss experiences, ideas, and challenges about staying engaged as community-engaged research team members on Wednesday, April 8, 11 am-12 pm.

Click link to join the webinar on April 8th

RSVP to ARCC@northwestern.edu 

Discussion will be facilated by Jen Brown, ARCC Director & Co-Founder and ARCC Partner Joseph Harrington. 

Joseph Harrington is the Co-Lead for the CAPriCORN Patient & Community Advisory Committee (PCAC) and Project Lead for the PCORI-funded patient engagement project, “Elevating the Patient Voice in Research.” He has worked in education, social services, mental health, healthcare, and public health. He served for six years as an Assistant Commissioner at the Chicago Department of Public Health and retired in 2017 after serving as the State Health Department’s Regional Health Officer for Cook County. He serves on the Board of Directors for CommunityHealth & Alzheimers Association Illinois Chapter. 

Open to any interested community and academic partners.

Related Resources

- Tool PDF: Staying True to Principles of Engagement in Community-Engaged Research Partnerships during the COVID-19 Pandemic that provides ideas and resources to support community & academic partners: bit.ly/COVID-ARCCtool
- Community Document for Sharing Ideas, Questions, & Resources on the same topic to facilitate open sharing of additional ideas and questions.  Anyone is able to add and share. bit.ly/COVID_ARCC

For other resources related to community-engaged research, visit our website at www. ARCCOnline.net. or our online resource directory www.ARCCresources.net. 

Questions? Contact ARCC at ARCC@Northwestern.edu