Building Connections: GROW PR Network Member Teams Up with Ponce Health Sciences University’s Public Health Program

Community Engagement and Outreach core, GROWPR PBRN, PHSU

As part of the Public Health Week at Ponce Health Sciences University, Ms. Ángela M. Díaz presented the conference “Nutriendo PR: Where Everyone has a Place at the Table”. The session brought together approximately 65 in-person participants, along with additional attendees joining remotely. The presentation emphasized the importance of cross-sector collaboration to ensure that everyone’s…

Building Research Connections: GROW PR Network Member Contributes to Universidad Central del Caribe Research Symposium

Community Engagement and Outreach core, GROWPR PBRN

On April 9, 2026, Dr. Enid García served as a featured speaker at the Universidad Central del Caribe Research Symposium, delivering a presentation titled “Navigating non-traditional pathways in research.” Her talk highlighted how meaningful clinical research questions often emerge from patients’ and communities’ lived experiences and emphasized the value of non-traditional research pathways as equally…

¿Qué está pasando en el Componente de Comunidad?

Community Engagement and Outreach core

¡El Consejo de Investigación y Salud Comunitaria 2026 realizo su primer encuentro virtual! El Consejo de Investigación y Salud Comunitaria es un espacio colaborativo que integra diversos sectores para fortalecer la relación entre la comunidad y la investigación en salud e identificar y priorizar necesidades de salud. Además, promueve la participación comunitaria y fortalece la…

Measuring Community Engagement in Research: Reflections from Puerto Rico’s Experience with the Alliance for Clinical and Translational Research

Community Engagement and Outreach core

By: Edna Acosta Pérez, PhD, MSc Co-Leader, Community Engagement and Outreach Core Representing Puerto Rico at ACCEL Delaware 2025 I had the honor of representing The Alliance at the 2025 Community Research Exchange (CRE) hosted by  IDeA‑ Clinical and Translational Research (CTR) from Delaware (Delaware‑CTR ACCEL),  where I presented a workshop titled “Measuring the Impact…