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Community Outreach

Communities have unique strengths and untapped resources. The number of CCN I partners increased from 4 organizations to 30. This bolstered our ability to provide culturally-appropriate educational activities, develop innovative research activities, provide training opportunities for UNC investigators and community members, as well as provide opportunities to cross-collaborate with other research initiatives, sharing ideas and resources regionally and state-wide. Two noteworthy accomplishments include the Community Grants Program and the Community-based Workshop Series.

Community Grants Program
Initiated in 2007 to engage community-based organizations in the research process regardless of their size, capacity or experience, competitive community grants were awarded to 17 community and faith-based organizations with total budgets exceeding $126,000. Funded projects have focused on a range of activities - implementation of lay health advisor programs, NCI's Body & Soul program, and breast and prostate cancer awareness activities.

2007-2009 Community Grants Program Grantees

Community-based Workshop Series
In partnership with the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS), a series of free workshops on research topics were designed for non-research audiences. The content provided foundational information to facilitate research, foster partnerships, and build skills.

Carolina Community Network & NC TraCS Workshop Series

  • Research 101 Community Workshop
  • Research 201 Community Workshop
  • Proposal Development Community Workshop
  • Database Sources Community Workshop
  • Participatory Research Approaches Community Workshop
  • Translational Research Community Workshop
  • Program Evaluation Community Workshop
  • Program Evaluation Intermediate Community Workshop
  • Communicating Health Information to Community Members Community Workshop
  • Presenting Data Professionally Community Workshop
  • Manuscript Writing Community Workshop
  • Evidence-Based Interventions Community Workshop
  • Grant Writing Workshop

For more information on current workshop offerings, click here.