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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Engaging Communities and Empowering Research: Lessons from a Network of Community Engagement Cores.

Daniel F Sarpong, Corrine Yibing Liu, Tandeca King Gordon, Angela Sy, Bibiana Mancera, Mustapha Alhassan, For The Rcmi Community Engagement Consortium

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Identifying Cognitive Impairment in People Who Are Homeless in Metropolitan Australia: An Exploratory Study.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026
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  3. Training and Recruitment to Implement the CASA Psychosocial Intervention in Cancer Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Daniel F SarpongOffice of Health Equity Research, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
Corrine Yibing LiuOffice of Health Equity Research, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-0879-1326
Tandeca King GordonRCMI Coordinating Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
Angela SyDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Medical Microbiology, and Pharmacology, John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8071-899X
Bibiana ManceraBorder Biomedical Research Center, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
Mustapha AlhassanWhitney M. Young, Jr. School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5774-0163
For The Rcmi Community Engagement Consortium

Funding

The Role of gp120 on Cardiovascular Disease in People Living with HIVU54MD007601 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI JoAnn Umilani Tsark · 2017 to 2026
$59.5M
UTEP Border Biomedical Research CenterU54MD007592 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI ARSHAD M. KHAN · 2019 to 2026
$35.1M
Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)U24MD015970 · NIMHD · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Sandra Perreira Chang, Elizabeth O. Ofili · 2020 to 2026
$20.6M
To Investigate Molecular Mechanisms of Aging-Related Growth of the Prostate - Implications in Prostate Tumorigenesis and Cancer TreatmentU54MD007590 · NIMHD · CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY · PI Mustapha Alhassan · 2019 to 2026
$17.1M
Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) at City CollegeU54MD017979 · NIMHD · CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK · PI M. Felice Marina GHILARDI · 2024 to 2026
$15.9M
NIMHD NIH HHS U24MD015970NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007590NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007592NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD007601NIMHD NIH HHS U54 MD017979
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As of the end of 2024, the NIH-funded Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program supported 21 specialized centers at minority-serving institutions. Its goal is to strengthen biomedical research infrastructure and enhance the capacity of investigators focused on health disparities. Since 2017, the centers have operated under a unified framework that includes four core components, one of which is Community Engagement (CEC). In 2021, the RCMI Coordinating Center established the CEC consortium to unify expertise across minority-serving institutions, which include historically Black colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions. This consortium promotes cross-institutional collaboration and innovation in community-engaged research to advance health equity. This paper examines how RCMI CECs strategically enhance research relevance, advance public health outcomes, and address social determinants of health (SDOH) through inclusive, bidirectional partnerships that position communities as co-leaders in the research process. Drawing on data from NIH RePORTER, the 2024 Community Engagement Consortium Signature Programs Monograph, and RCMI Common Data Elements, we analyze the collective contributions of the Community Engagement Core (CECs) across 21 RCMI centers. Findings underscore the role of tailored strategies, cultural competence, and academic-community partnerships in mitigating health disparities and promoting equity in underserved communities.

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Biomedical ResearchCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity ParticipationHumansMinority GroupsSocial Determinants of HealthUnited Statesacademic–community partnershipscapacity buildingcommunity-based participatory research (CBPR)community engagementhealth disparitieshealth equityminority healthresearch translationunderrepresented populations

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PMID41302607
PMCPMC12652861

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