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Community Research Alliance Capacity-Building
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Community Alliances, Health Disparities

Community Research Alliance Capacity-Building

Community Alliances, Health Disparities

The focus of the Community Research Alliance (CRA) is to help define and create the infrastructure for equitable, good and sustainable community research partnerships and research on health and other disparities that is scientifically sound and immediately beneficial to the communities involved.

Good Oral Health: A Collaboration with Older Adults to Improve Oral Health
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Community Alliances, Health Disparities, Older Adults

Good Oral Health: A Collaboration with Older Adults to Improve Oral Health

Community Alliances, Health Disparities, Older Adults

The goal of GOH is to improve oral health self-management among older adults in senior housing.

The Sewing Circle Project
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Community Alliances, Cultural Conservation

The Sewing Circle Project

Community Alliances, Cultural Conservation

The Sewing Circle Project assists newcomer, refugee, and immigrant textile artists to produce and sustain their traditional art forms and share their work and cultural expressions with public audiences.

Building Youth Leadership Capacity in Food Justice Campaigns
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Community Alliances, Health Disparities, Participatory Action Research, Specialized Methods, Youth

Building Youth Leadership Capacity in Food Justice Campaigns

Community Alliances, Health Disparities, Participatory Action Research, Specialized Methods, Youth

ICR is working with food justice organizations across Connecticut to develop the next generation of leaders in the local food justice movement.

Youth Participatory Action Research to Reduce Teen Substance Use in Meriden
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Community Alliances, Participatory Action Research, Science and Art, Specialized Methods, Substance Abuse and Prevention, Youth

Youth Participatory Action Research to Reduce Teen Substance Use in Meriden

Community Alliances, Participatory Action Research, Science and Art, Specialized Methods, Substance Abuse and Prevention, Youth

This youth participatory action research (YPAR) program is a year round youth employment opportunity for economically disadvantaged youth in Meriden, Connecticut, funded by the Workforce Alliance, Inc.

Assessing Perceived Risk of Dental Treatments for Pregnant Women on Medicaid
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Community Alliances, Health Disparities

Assessing Perceived Risk of Dental Treatments for Pregnant Women on Medicaid

Community Alliances, Health Disparities

This exploratory study was designed to examine barriers to the provision of allowable dental care to pregnant patients on Medicaid in Connecticut, despite the known benefits and safety of prenatal dental care.

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