CEARCH Management Council

The CEARCH Management Council guides the decision-making and strategic direction for the programming and activities of CTSI’s Community Engagement to Advance Research and Community Health (CEARCH) team.

Workgroups

CEARCH Management Council Workgroups provide direct community input into and collective ownership of research resources, program operations, and evaluation of CEARCH program effectiveness.

Education Workgroup

We engage diverse communities in understanding current health issues and research findings and provide opportunities for the public to offer input into research and scholar development.

Activities

CHAT Sessions
Health and research forums
Dialogues
Support for the Community Mentors for Scholars Program
Support for the Network for Community Engaged Scholars in Health

Priorities

Recruiting researchers from diverse communities.
Expanding outreach to include community input with research ideas.
Including communities in dissemination plans.

Research Workgroup

We articulate research priorities, design mechanisms to support translational research, and allocate resources to further collaborative health research.

Activities

CEARCH grants proposal review and selection
Program and portfolio evaluation

Priorities

Community-identified health research needs.
Facilitating community access to University of Minnesota researchers and resources.