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Institutional Review Board (IRB) Quick Links

Duke University Campus Institutional Review Board (IRB) A resource guide to understand ethical consideration given at Duke University (i.e., compensating research participants, confidentiality, informed consent, and recruitment)
DukeHealth Institutional Review Board A quick link to the DukeHealth IRB official website. The IRB's mission is to ensure the protection of human research subjects by conducting scientific and ethical review of research studies while providing leadership and education for the research community.

Grants 101 Quick Links

Beyond the Grant - Rethink Health This workbook offers modules with practical, user-friendly tools to answer common financing questions and develop action plans for moving beyond the grant. From Rethink Health and the Rippel Foundation.
Grant 101 - Grants.gov A summary of the grant life cycle including the pre-award phase, award phase, and post-award phase.
National Institutes of Health Grant Process Overview Learn about the steps required for an application to proceed from planning and submission through to award and closeout.
Tips for New NIH Research Grant Application - National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health Explore tips for New NIH Research Grant Application from the beginning to after the submission of your application. From NCCIH webpage

Top Tools for Establishing Relationships Between Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) and Researchers

CBPR Toolkit - Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) This curriculum is and educational resource developed by the Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) for national organizations, funding agencies, researchers. It provides an introduction to the practice of community-based participatory research for improving health.

Health Equity Quick Links

The Determinants of Health Equity Report - King County Determinants of Equity Baseline Project The Determinants of Equity report describes preliminary indicators as a starting point for creating a baseline of equity conditions in King County. With agreed-upon indicator data, this type of baseline effort will help guide the allocation of limited resources, inform the degree to which ESJ efforts are having the intended effect, and support course correction so efforts can achieve positive change
Health Equity Guide - HealthEquity.org Exploring how local health departments are using a set of strategic practices to confront the power imbalances and forms of oppression at the root of health inequities, change the conversation about what creates health equity, develop leadership and support innovation, and build a movement for health equity. From healthequity.org
What is Health Equity? And What Difference Does a Definition Make? - University of California San Francisco The purpose of this report is to stimulate discussion and promote greater consensus about the meaning of health equity and the implications for action within the Culture of Health Action Framework.
Transformational Community Engagement to Advance Health Equity - Brief Jan-02-2023 | by Sathasimvam D., Everette TD, and Siegel K |
The Issue
Community engagement is central to addressing the systemic inequities and structural discrimination entrenched in health systems. By fostering trust and mutual respect, exposing unforeseen or unintended barriers to health, and improving program efficacy by accounting for the experiences of the people impacted by programs and policies, community engagement can promote equity.

Community-Engaged Research 101

CBPR Checklist - University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development
CBPR PowerPoint Summary - University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development
Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity An e-book describing the extent of 10 key racial and ethnic gaps in poverty and inequality.
FIscal Readiness Guides (University of North Carolina)
Community and Academic Researcher Guides to improve understanding of grant submission and management processes
Introduction to CBPR - University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development A Community Tool Box answering five key questions: (1) What is community-based participatory research? (2) Why would you use community-based participatory research? (3) Who should be involved in community-based participatory research? (4) When should you employ community-based participatory research? (5) How do you institute and carry out community-based participatory research?
Toolbox for Conducting Community-Engaged Research - Southern California CTSI This manual was created through a collaborative process that included the community engagement team at Southern California and Translational Science Institute Office of Community Engagement, Scripps Translational Science Institute Community Engagement Program, Scripps Whittier Diabetes Institute, Project Dulce as well as members from the communities they serve.

Top Tools for Community-Based Organizations (Accessible to Public)

For Community Organizations and Agencies Quick Links

Resource Library for Advancing Health Equity in Public Health - Minnesota Dept of Health The library is designed to allow local health departments to identify resources to best meet their needs from among a wide range of materials. Use these tools, templates, and resources to build your public health department's health equity capacity.
Community-Engaged Research: A Quick-Start Guide for Community-Based Organizations - CTSI at UCSF This Quick-Start Guide is intended for community-based organizations that may be interested in partnering with academic researchers at UCSF to conduct community-based research.
Community-Engaged Research with UCSF Researchers: A Resource Manual for Community-Based Organizations - CTSI at UCSF Topic 1: Why community research, and what does it offer my organization? Topic 2: What is community-engaged research? Topic 3: Why would my organization be interested in working with UCSF? Topic 4: Why is UCSF interested in working with community agencies in community settings? Topic 5: What might I need to know about how research is conducted at academic institutions? Topic 6: What might a researcher need to know about my organization? Topic 7: What questions should I ask when considering partnering with a UCSF researcher? How do I know which researchers will be good collaborators? Topic 8: What are the steps of collaborative research? Topic 9: What kinds of rules and regulations do researchers have to follow? Topic 10: What structures and resources need to be in place to support collaborative research? How might they impact my organization? Topic 11: What are some obstacles or drawbacks to participating in research that I should keep in mind?

For Community Clinicians Quick Links

Community-Engaged Research: A Quick-Start Guide for Community-Based Clinicians - CTSI at UCSF This Quick-Start Guide is intended for community-based clinicians who may be interested in partnering with academic researchers at UCSF to conduct community-based research.
Community-Engaged Research with UCSF Researchers: A Resource Manual for Community Clinicians - CTSI at UCSF Topic 1: Why might I be interested in clinical research, and what can it offer my practice? Topic 2: Why are UCSF researchers interested in working in community-based practice settings? Topic 3: What questions should I ask about partnering with a UCSF researcher? How do I know which researchers will be good collaborators? Topic 4: What should I know about academic research when considering a research project or collaboration? Topic 5: What might an academic researcher need to know about practice settings like mine? Topic 6: What are the steps of collaborative research I need to know about? Topic 7: What resources or structures need to be in place to support collaborative research? How might they impact my practice?

Managing Difficult Conversations Quick Links

Discussion Guide: Difficult Conversations - Conscious Business Center A guide to effectively discuss Fred Kofman's lecture, "Difficult Conversations" and to practice the skills it introduces.

Current Research Opportunities Quick Links

Project Baseline Project Baseline is a long-term quest to map human health. The Project Baseline study, launched in 2017, is the first initiative of Project Baseline and is a collaboration among teams at Verily, Duke University School of Medicine, Stanford Medicine, and Google.

ClinicalTrials.gov This link opens in a new window Current information about the location of federal and private clinical trials, their design and purpose, and criteria for participation for patients, family members, and the public.

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The Community Curriculum page is intended to provide resources accessible to the Duke Community-Engaged Research Initiative (CeRi) community partners and researchers to identify and create equitable partnerships, apply community-based organizations (CBOs) perspectives throughout the research process, and highlight current and existing models for community-based participatory research (CBPR).

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