Amplifying the voices of program partners to advance health equity and social justice across NIH Centers for Clinical and Translational Research

Stream: Multi-Level and Complex Evaluations

Friday, October 25, 2024

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST

Location: C124

Abstract Information: The Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) program is funded by the National Institutes of Health to support the development of clinical and translational research infrastructure and capacity. Resources are provided to strengthen research faculty development, promote collaboration across institutions, and conduct research across the clinical and translational spectrum supporting interventions focused on improving clinical and health outcomes. Assessing the design, implementation, and outcomes of health equity research is an important component of CTR program evaluations. As CTR programs develop, progress, and mature with repeat funding cycles, they are uniquely positioned to create a scientific and program culture that promotes health equity and social justice through building institutional infrastructure and investigator capacity. However, given the complexity of CTR programs and associated strategies, translational research evaluators are challenged to plan and implement studies that are designed to capture not only the outcomes of health equity research but also how health equity and justice are integrated across CTR program activities. This session will focus on evaluation approaches used to assess how CTR programs support capacity building and improve the coordination of activities across the program to advance health equity. The session will highlight how three CTR program evaluators have proactively assessed the collective efforts to advance health equity across their respective programs by taking into consideration the voices of CTR program leaders, researchers, and community partners. Papers are focused on a) a study using a mixed method approach to evaluate a CTR’s research portfolio to determine the extent to which studies addressed health equity; b) an evaluative framework incorporating elements of knowledge translation, community health, and social well-being to assess health equity outcomes for the community; and c) a health equity climate project intended to provide strategic insights into developing goals and targeted interventions to promote program elements and activities to advance health equity across the CTR network.

Chair(s)

Sue Giancola, PhD (she/her/hers)

Senior Associate Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP)
University of Delaware, United States

Disscussant(s)

JS

John Stevenson, PhD (he/him/his)

Professor Emeritus
University of Rhode Island, United States

Presenter(s)

MC

Mary Culnane, MSN, PhD

Associate Core Director (TEVAL), Delaware CTR ACCEL Program
University of Delaware, United States
AS

Angela Sy, DrPh

Associate Core Director, Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States
KM

Katrina K. Morrison, EdD

Health Equity Navigator, Delaware CTR ACCEL Program
University of Delaware, United States

Author(s)

AK

Allison Karpyn, PhD

Co-Director, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (CRESP)
University of Delaware, United States
SM

Spero M. Manson, PhD

Director, Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health
University of Colorado Denver, United States
JB

Jonathan Baker, PhD

Core Director, Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO)
Chaminade University of Honolulu, United States
KK

Keawe Kaholokula, PhD

Principal Investigator, Center for Pacific Innovations, Knowledge, and Opportunities (PIKO)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States