Purpose To improve population health, community members need capacity (ie, knowledge,
skills, and tools) to select and implement evidence-based interventions (EBIs) to fit the …

Background Effective health promotion responds to the unique needs of communities.
Community granting programs that fund community-driven health promotion initiatives are a …

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a thematic network
dedicated to accelerating the adoption of evidence-based cancer prevention and control …

High rates of heart disease, cancer, and stroke exist in rural South Georgia where the Emory
Prevention Research Center's Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network provided …

Funding communities through mini-grant programs builds community capacity by fostering
leadership among community members, developing expertise in implementing evidence …

Purpose. The Emory Prevention Research Center's Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Network mini-grant program funded faith-based organizations to implement policy …

Engaging community members in efforts to reduce cancer-related health disparities through
community mini-grant programs has been shown to have meaningful impact. A …

Results The request for applications was distributed to all 93 counties in Nebraska. Of the 8
communities that submitted a letter of intent, 7 submitted a community narrative. Across the 8 …

Discussion: The RI Department of Health was able to successfully pilot a multidisciplinary
review process for overdose deaths and has recently institutionalized this process through …

Community-engaged approaches to research can increase trust, enhance the relevance
and use of research, address issues of equity and justice, and increase community …