CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core

@CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core at @CUAnschutz. To transform the way communities and researchers work together to design and conduct research.

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

A new Colorado law (SB21-016: Protecting Preventive Health Coverage) was passed, allowing Colorado minors to now access some vaccines on their own.

To explain the new law and its benefits, @ImmunizeCO created fact sheets, available in English and Spanish: https://t.co/G3DMJxZAZ9

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

Interested in hosting a workshop that fosters relationships and shares information with communities about vaccine effectiveness, safety, and access?

If so, be sure to check out CDPHE's "Champions for Vaccine Equity" opportunity!

More information HERE: https://t.co/poY2zIDDL5

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

Our Community Engagement Forums offer opportunities to hear from leading engagement scholars and community research partners about their experience in the world of CBPR.

Keep an eye out as our April forum will be posted soon!

View past forum videos HERE:https://t.co/XOZqRZuCAv

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

Our American Indian/Alaska Native @Colorado_CEAL community group has been working hard to create #COVID19 related images appealing to the diversity of the Native community in Denver.

View the rest of their work HERE: https://t.co/Z6pfsUeUKN

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

"We can start this vision of vaccination in this world we share. I'm using this experience to motivate me and others to help."

Our rural Hispanic/LatinX @Colorado_CEAL community group shares their #COVID19 stories to help others.

View their stories HERE: https://t.co/xfrJ1WLAvE

[CCTSI @CCTSI]

Main questions that were asked and answered throughout the process, and were later reflected in the materials produced, included: "What is COVID-19?" "How do you get COVID-19?" "How do you prevent COVID-19?" "What do I do if I get sick?".

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

Our Black Immigrant/Somali community @Colorado_CEAL group has been working to create relevant material in Somali and English to be sure all members of the community have the opportunity to learn about #COVIDscience and #COVIDvaccines

View their work HERE: https://t.co/xTeuuoYoWl

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

"Do it for us. Do it for them. Do it for you."
Our Urban African American/Black @Colorado_CEAL community group has created a video getting the word out about #COVIDscience and #COVIDvaccines.

View the video and their work HERE: https://t.co/dq0nHiWP8z

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

The Urban Latino(a/x) @Colorado_CEAL group has been working to produce a message designed to positively impact and sustain the health and wellness of the Latino(a/x) communities in Denver/Pueblo.
#JuntosSiSePuede #TogetherWeCan

View their work HERE: https://t.co/oiPratDnQt

[Public Health @EPCPublicHealth]

Looking for a COVID-19 rapid test?

Rapid tests will be available at our Public Health South location every Thursday & Friday in April! Rapid tests are free, see flyer for details.

Learn more here: https://t.co/plLAbub1nc

[CCTSI @CCTSI]

February marks Black History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black people. Here is how you can celebrate Black History Month in Denver and throughout Colorado: https://t.co/ddUJdP53pg
@uchealth, @CCTSICommEngage, #BlackHistoryMonth

[Massachusetts CEAL @MA_CEAL]

Following our recent poll 50% of our followers reported difficulty understanding the #athome #covidtest directions! Here’s a tool that we think will make it easier ↓ #COVID19 #CovidTesting

[Governor Jared Polis @GovofCO]

By making a pack of five free medical grade masks available at libraries and community centers across the state, we are giving Coloradans a powerful tool to avoid infection.

Masks will be available later this week and distribution sites are listed at: https://t.co/rkoSoYkRoO

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

To find a COVID-19 vaccine near you, visit: https://t.co/v0bk1fbK8W

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

Every vaccination counts towards creating a safer community, it is safe, free, and has no effect on immigration status.
https://t.co/VQ1Bq6eCWa

[CCTSI @CCTSI]

Other community leaders, like @Cervantes_Lily1, say overcoming misinformation is hard. “I spoke to a new mom who said she didn’t have the time to leave her apartment to get the vaccine and had no one available to help...” said Cervantes.
Read More: https://t.co/T4MHq6QjsT

[Colorado CEAL Team @Colorado_CEAL]

CO-CEAL - Listen to your Mama and get vaccinated. https://t.co/MzkfUcTRqq via @YouTube

[Colorado CEAL Team @Colorado_CEAL]

Great story on our amazing @Colorado_CEAL team member @BarrientosChar https://t.co/AxsBZ8cp7A

[Colorado CEAL Team @Colorado_CEAL]

Leading the Way in COVID-19 Research https://t.co/WxqZeXZdKY - great video summarizing the @CCTSI COVID-19 work including our own Colorado CEAL efforts.

[CCTSI Community Engagement & Research Core @CCTSICommEngage]

Awesome work! @Cervantes_Lily1

[SNOCAP Practice-Based Research Network @SNOCAPpbrn]

“It’s an important way to conduct research and effect change, which is to center the people who are marginalized and ask them to take the lead in creating strategies and solutions to mitigate the problem”
-@Cervantes_Lily1
https://t.co/yduNP4ivwC