Community and Academic Partnerships for Health Science Research (CAPHSR)

PURPOSE
To create a sustainable infrastructure for a community and academic health science partnership that fosters collaborative research and education to address health disparities and promote health equity among underserved populations on the US-Mexico border

The "Community and Academic Partnerships for Health Science Research (CAPHSR)" primary goals are to:

  • Create opportunities for networking and developing a common ground for health services and health science research among community agencies and faculty members
  • Assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of community and academic health sciences research

Spring 2012 EVENTS
Wednesday, January 13, 2012, 8:30 AM - 12 pm
CHS Faculty Retreat
Presentation of the CAPHSR program to the CHS faculty and discussion of upcoming events
Amanda Loya, Eugenia Gonzalez, João Ferreira-Pinto
Community Host/Location: HSN - 212

Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Budget Workshop for Community & Academic Partners
Facilitator: Kathleen Curtis, PT, Ph.D. Dean College of Health Sciences The University of Texas at El Paso
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Partnership Monthly Networking Meeting
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Partnership Monthly Networking Meeting
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Partnership Monthly Networking Meeting
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Partnership Monthly Networking Meeting
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

SUMMER 2012

  • Meet in research groups – June, July Augus
  • Summer Workshop on Community Participatory Research & Service Learning
    • Facilitator: TBA
    • Date: TBA
    • Community Host/Location: TBA

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Partnership Monthly Networking Meeting
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Partnership Monthly Networking Meeting
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

Wednesday, November 7, 2012, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Annual Thanksgiving Potluck and Annual Report
Community Host/Location: TBA

Wednesday, December 5 , 2012, 11:45 am – 1:15 pm
Final Partnership Monthly Networking Meeting for 2012
Community Host/Location: ECI Meeting Rm, 6611 Boeing Dr, El Paso, TX

April 18-21, 2012
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health's 15th Anniversary Conference
Houston, Texas, USA

Skill-building workshop
Healthy People 2020 for Healthy Communities: Opportunities for Inclusion and Alignment in Education, Research, Service and Policy.
Eva Moya1,11 , Connie Summers1,8, Anne L. Hernandez5, Maria Duarte-Gardea1,12, Yvette Lugo13, Jeri Sias1,2.

Poster Presentations:
Healthy Homes for Children and Adolescents in a US-Mexico Border Community: Describing Lessons Learned, Evaluating Program Activities, and Setting Priorities in Community and Academic Partnerships.
Jeri Sias1,2, Melissa Aguirre3, Pema Garcia4, Whit Smith10.

Using Logic Models to develop a road map for a community/academic partnership research program Anne Hernandez5, , Gilda Lopez6, Laura Mena7, Connie Summers1,8, Eugenia Gonzalez 1,9

A Tale of a Journey in Developing a Collaborative Grant Proposal: Successes and Pitfalls encountered by a Community-based Organization and Their University Partners.
Anne Hernandez5, Gilda Lopez6, Laura Mena7, Connie Summers1,8 , Eugenia Gonzalez 1,9

1 University of Texas at El Paso – College of Health Sciences, 2 UTEP/UT Austin Cooperative Pharmacy Program, 3 Centro San Vicente Community Health Center, 4 Texas A&M Colonias Program 5Boys & Girls Club of El Paso, 5 Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Texas Region 19 , 6 Paso del Norte Children's Development Center, 7 Ysleta Independent School District, 8 UTEP Speech Language Pathology Program, 9 UTEP Occupational Therapy Program, 10 Boys & Girls Club of El Paso, 11 UTEP Social Work Department, 12 UTEP Public Health Sciences, 13 Area Agency on Aging

Revised on 10/05/2011