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Community Engagement Core Description The Community Engagement component fosters collaborative partnerships
among three stakeholder communities that are vital in developing
translational research and applying research findings to delivery of medical
and public health services. The Lay Community comprises various segments of
the state population defined by salient demographic or health-related
parameters (e.g. place of residence, race/ethnicity, risk behaviors, medical
diagnoses). The Health Practice Community comprises professionals and
professional groups that facilitate clinical and public health practice
(e.g. clinicians, hospitals, public health agencies, health insurance
vendors). The Academic Research Community comprises university faculty,
staff, and students researching the broad range of issues relevant to
etiology and management of illness.
Collaborations among Core Director Paul Greene, PhD Lay Community Director M. Kathryn Stewart, MD, MPH Health Practice Community Director Robert Price, PhD Academic Research Community Director Paul Greene, PhD
UAMS Center for Clinical and Translational Research
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these stakeholder communities address three critical
interfaces in translational research: 1) examining population and community
data to identify research questions that address significant public health
issues; 2) applying knowledge generated in laboratory research and
preclinical studies to the development of controlled trials examining
treatment efficacy and effectiveness; and 3) adopting
evidence-based best
practices in the delivery of health care and public health services.