NC CEAL (I-TEAM)
The North Carolina Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Research Team, also known as the Increasing Trustworthiness through Engaged Action and Mobilization (I-TEAM) Project, is one of 21 state teams in the Community Engagement Research Alliance Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities (CEAL). NC CEAL/I-TEAM is brought together in partnership by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, the University of North Carolina Center for Health Equity Research, and the Wake Forest School of Medicine’s Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity.
Purpose
NIH Objectives
- Objective 1: To conduct urgent community-engaged research and outreach focused on COVID-19 awareness and education to address the widespread misinformation about COVID-19 and promote an evidence-based response to the disease
- Objective 2: To promote and facilitate inclusion of diverse racial and ethnic populations in COVID-19 clinical trials (prevention, vaccine, therapeutics), reflective of the populations disproportionately affected by the pandemic
I-TEAM Objectives
- To use innovative qualitative methods to identify factors that contribute to trustworthiness in COVID-19 information
- To draw upon community-engaged approaches to improve the COVID-19 messaging and delivery channels targeting communities in NC
Anticipated Outcomes
- Understanding the critical drivers of trustworthiness in COVID-19 prevention strategies
- Delivering acceptable and culturally relevant digital learning aids to convey COVID-19 messaging
- Strengthening trusted community dissemination channels
To apply for a mini-grant, please visit this link.
If you have any additional questions, please contact AdinaBlack: ccph.consultant.ab@gmail.com
Partners
Leadership Team
Anissa I. Vines, PhD
Alan Richmond, MSW
Goldie Byrd, PhD
Upcoming Opportunities for Involvement
Coalition building
- Allows us to leverage, and build upon, pre-existing structures and supports
- Positions us to be proactive/preventative instead of reactive by activating our pre-existing coalition infrastructure
Mini-grants
- Community stakeholders will propose creative dissemination strategies about COVID-19 to targeted communities
- Funds will support community stakeholders in facilitating engagement events and communicating/disseminating COVID-19 information
Concept Mapping
- Elicit stakeholder perspectives on trustworthiness about COVID-19 information; can be used to understand perspectives within and across populations
Crowdsourcing
- Crowdsourcing contests will elicit creative, community-based solutions from marginalized community members that address the prompts
Contact us to get involved in NC CEAL/I-TEAM activities:
CEAL I-TEAM News & Webinars
Mini Grant Awardees
The NC Community Engagement Alliance Against COVID-19 Disparities (NC CEAL) team, one of 21 research teams in the country funded by the National Institutes of Health, released the I-TEAM Mini-Grants program to provide resources in support of educational outreach...
NC CEAL’s Community Spotlight Series presents: “Combating COVID-19 through Community Mobilization”
NC CEAL's Community Spotlight Series presents: "Combating COVID-19 through Community Mobilization". This webinar was provided by the North Carolina team of the Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Against COVID-19 Disparities initiative with funding from the National...
TREATING COVID-19: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TREATMENT OPTIONS
The goal of this webinar was to learn about COVID-19 treatment options and to discuss the differences between the various COVID-19 vaccines. We heard from Dr. David Wohl, Dr. Patsy Polston, and 2 community members, Ilana Dubester and Gary Phillips, who have...
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