Community Research Partners

“Looking Forward to the Future: A Photographic Journey into the Lives of Women Experiencing Homelessness” will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at The Salvation Army Center of Hope, 631 Dickerson Pike, Nashville. Read More

“New Beginnings: Understanding Client Success in a Lifestyle and Fitness Intervention” is scheduled from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, July 12, at the New Beginnings Center, 509 Craighead St., Ste. 100, Nashville, 37204. Read More

“Artistic Partnerships for Change: Amplifying Your Message to Advance Organizational Goals” is scheduled for Friday, April 5, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Two artists, M. Simone Boyd and Aaron Doenges, will discuss how creative partnerships can contribute to the success of organizational goals. Read More

The "Influences of Trust on Recovery and Engagement in Community-based Substance Abuse Treatment Programs" is the topic of the next Community Research Partners meeting scheduled for Jan. 11. Read More

"Simplifying Caregiver Resources in Elder Care: Identifying the Support Needs of Caregiving Employees" is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 7, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at The Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee, 95 White Bridge Rd., Suite 114, Nashville. Read More

The November Community Research Partners presentation will feature a community-academic partnership to create a documentary film about transgender youth of color in Tennessee. Read More

"Using Community Health Workers to Reduce Breast Health Disparities" is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 5, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. sponsored by the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core. Read More

Community Research Partners presents "Developing Educational Materials on Precision Medicine for Hispanic Patients" on Friday, Sept. 7, at the Coleman Park Community Center. Read More

With partnership development mini-grant funding from the Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Engaged Research Core, Barbara Canada and Sam Gannon formed a community-academic research collaboration with local Nashville churches to establish an intergenerational community garden program. The team will share how they built the program through meetings with community members to inform program development, gain community support, and engage additional community partners. Read More

The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) is a national organization that raises awareness and provides education on the crisis of homelessness and how it intersects with health. This presentation, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Feb. 2 at the Metro Public Health Department, will provide an introduction to who the NHCHC is, their work, and the resources they provide. Read More

The Meharry-Vanderbilt Community Research Partners has postponed presentation of the "Driving While Black Report." Read More

Community Research Partners presents "Using Primary Prevention through Cross-Sector Collaboration to Drive Population Health" from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 4. Read More

This month’s Community Research Partners meeting will feature Organized Neighbors of Edgehill (ONE) and their Vanderbilt University School of Nursing research partners. The presentation will focus on a study of how access to pharmacy services impacts the health of Edgehill residents. Read More

Community Research Partners presents “Parent-Based Sleep Education in Autism: A Community-Academic Research Partnership” from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 4. Read More

Community Research Partners presents a talk on the Siloam Family Health Center Community Health Outreach Program on Friday, Oct. 7, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Siloam Family Health Center is a primary and specialty care clinic that serves uninsured patients. About 90 percent are foreign-born, representing more than 80 homelands and speaking more than 70 languages. Read More

Community Research Partners will present the Tennessee Sickle Cell Disease Network on Friday, Sept. 2, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, 1035 14th Ave. N. Read More

Community Research Partners presents the 2016 Davidson County Community Health Needs Assessment from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, April 1, at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, 1999 Meharry Blvd. Read More

Community Research Partners will present “Hotels Shouldn’t Hurt: A Preliminary Report on the Health and Human Rights Crisis in Nashville Hospitality” from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, March 4, at the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, located at 1999 Meharry Blvd. Read More

Community Research Partners is sponsoring a presentation by the Vanderbilt Center for Effective Health Communication Nov. 6 to describe current health literacy research at Vanderbilt and resources available through the center. Read More

Cara Robinson, assistant professor in urban studies at Tennessee State University, will present a summary of her research and recommendations for future homeless housing initiatives from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Hadley Park Community Center. Read More