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