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Topic

Developing and Sustaining Community Partnerships: Lessons from the Field

This talk explores a range of strategies to engage communities and build enduring relationships, drawing on experiences in aligning activities with community-identified needs as well as approaches that facilitate communication and engagement with the community.

Speakers

• Paul Gilbert PhD, ScM, Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health

Dr. Gilbert, Assistant Professor in the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, focuses on understanding and addressing alcohol-related health disparities. He is currently completing an NIH-funded study to test an explanatory model of alcohol treatment disparities. He also works to improve the health of Latino communities through action-oriented research.

• Craig Just PhD, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Core Leader for the Superfund’s Community Engagement Core

Dr. Just, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, has a broad and long-standing experience in engagement. He serves as Core Leader for the Community Engagement core for the Iowa Superfund Research Program, working to address environmental concerns through measurements of airborne PCBs in affected communities, among other activities. 

• Helena H. Laroche MD, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine

Dr. Laroche is Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Weight Management Clinic. Her research focuses on obesity prevention and treatment at a family and community level.