At Advance RI-CTR, we believe that community participation at every stage of the research process is essential to building trust, lasting partnerships, and ensuring that research findings are properly conveyed back to the communities they intend to serve. 

Now in Phase II of our IDeA-CTR award, our Community Engagement and Outreach Core is dedicated to funding and facilitating meaningful research partnerships between investigators and community stakeholders.

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The Swearer Center partners with a wide range of entities (nonprofit organizations, schools/school districts, state and local government agencies, etc.) as co-educators, co-developers, and co-creators of knowledge in community engagement and engaged scholarship work. Each year, the center maintains 80+ organizational partnerships locally and deploys 600+ Brown student volunteers/fellows to work with partnering organizations.

Its goal is to create reciprocal partnerships with organizations focused on community development. 

Learn about the Swearer Center

The RI DOH works to prevent disease and protect and promote the health and safety of the people of Rhode Island. The RI DOH has put forth a Strategic Framework that serves as its blueprint for achieving improved health in Rhode Island. The framework includes 23 population health goals that are being targeted by all agencies within the OHHS. 

Learn about the RI DOH Strategic Framework