This issue of the Journal focuses on Community Engaged Research.
Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) has become the talk of the town in translational research. The National Institute of Health (NIH), the predominant funder of research in the United States, has made translational research a priority, and emphasizes community engagement in as a necessary component of translational research. Translational research seeks to effectively translate new knowledge (research) into new approaches for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease and translation is essential for improving health (impact). Initially, most of us defined translational research as “bench to bedside” but disparity science and implementation science has made us all acutely aware that we need to go much further than the bedside and ensure that the often amazing discoveries of science are effectively and equitably shared to the benefit of all communities.
Article 1. In this Issue: Community Engaged Research
Omar A. Khan, MD, MHS and Timothy E. Gibbs, MPH
Article 2. Why CEnR Matters for Health Equity
Heather Bittner Fagan, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Jacqueline Ortiz, MPhil; and Bettina Tweardy Riveros, Esq.
Article 3. Realizing Collective Impact for Community Health: A Wilmington Case Study
Allison Karpyn, PhD; Henry Wolgast; and Tara Tracy
Article 4. Firearm Violence in Wilmington
David Chen, MD, MPH
Article 5. Assessing Delaware Parents’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Preferences About Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Teens Using Participatory Action Research
Krishna White, MD, MPH; Jane Bowen, MHS; Aniah Coley, MS; Alexis Marvel, BSN, RN; Jessica Walters, MD; Sarah Vater, MD; Jennette Fennimore; and Andrea Miller
Article 6. Addressing the Sexual Health of Delaware Teens through Evidence-Based and Promising Education
Christopher C. Moore, BA, LSSGB and Nicole A. Fournakis, BS
Article 7. Preparedness Buddy Initiative Helps Vulnerable Delawareans Prepare for Emergencies
Sean Dooley
Article 8. Increasing Access to Empirically-Validated Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder: Dissemination of PEERS into Community Health Settings
Laura Dewey, PhD; Cathy Rose, LPCMH; Jessica Mueller, PsyD; Brianna Spencer, BA; Brian Freedman, PhD
Article 9. A Stroke Reduction Health Plan for Older Adults in Rural Sussex County, Delaware
Stacey Novello, BSN, RN, CCRN; Mary Elizabeth Bowen, PhD; and Mari Griffioen, PhD, RN
Article 10. DPH Announces Sustained Funding for Overdose-Reversing Medication Naloxone
Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS
Article 11. Screening Wilmington Communities Through the Blood Pressure Ambassador Program
Dominique Medaglio, PharmD, MS; Candyce Norris, BS; Jamila Davis, BS
Article 12. Expanding Care for Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Through Community Partnership in Delaware
Deborah Kahal, MD; Neal Goldstein, PhD, MBI; Arlene Bincsik, RN; Tom Stephens, MD; Karla Testa, MD; Susan Szabo, MD