The Program in Community Engagement and Implementation facilitates collaboration among community members, community health care providers, and scientists in translational science.

Given the health challenges of our region, the need to translate the benefits of biomedical discovery to communities is urgent. Realizing this imperative, a major goal of the Translational Science Institute (TSI) is to deploy a bi-directional system that promotes community-based research, increases best health practices, and reduces health disparities. It aims to engender trust; share ideas; empower mutual values; and achieve common language and purpose. Although Wake Forest Baptist Health's research presence in its catchment region is substantial, the bridge between academia and community is weak and the translational infrastructure and training in translational science immature. We designed the Program in Community Engagement and Implementation to overcome these challenges.
Thomas A. Arcury, PhD, Program Director
Alain G. Bertoni, MD, MPH, Associate Director for Outreach
Sara A. Quandt, PhD, Associate Director for In-Reach
Kathleen N. Lowe, MSW, Assistant Director
Lori E. Pelletier, MPH, Project Coordinator
On Thursday, June 21st, join MapForsyth, Forsyth Futures, and TSI's Program in Community Engagement and Implementation for a morning of learning about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its potential application to issues of food access.
Read MoreOne of the goals of the Program in Community Engagement and Implementation is to build, sustain, and expand the interest and capacity of community members and Wake Forest researchers to collaborate in translational science. The internship/externship program is one way to further this goal.
Read MoreA pilot program to help local at-risk elementary students participate in science fairs exceeded expectations, reports its coordinator, LaChelle Waller, PhD, assistant professor of Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research.
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