Strengthening Community Engagement and Support Through Capacity Building in Public Health

 The Puerto Rico Community Engagement Alliance (PR-CEAL), in collaboration with Castañer General Hospital, Inc. (CGH), has enhanced public health preparedness in rural areas of Castañer-Lares, Jayuya, Adjuntas, and Maricao. From October 2023 to June 2024, PR-CEAL impacted 150 participants through initiatives in clinical research, first responder support, and public health policy education. Capacity Building for…

Join the Fight Against HPV-Related Cancers: CAMPO Study Seeks Participants for Clinical Trials in Puerto Rico

The California-Mexico-Puerto Rico (CAMPO) Consortium (part of the National Cancer Institute-funded US-Latin American-Caribbean HIV/HPV-Cancer Prevention Clinical Trials Network [ULACNet, NCI grant # U54CA242646) conducts clinical trials (CTs) to prevent HPV-related cancers among people living with HIV (PLWH) in Mexico and Puerto Rico (PR). In PR, the CAMPO study is led by Dr. Ana Patricia Ortiz,…

PR-CEAL

  La Alianza de Participación Comunitaria contra las Disparidades del COVID-19 de Puerto Rico (PR-CEAL, por sus siglas en inglés),es una iniciativa de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud con el fin de desarrollar investigación urgente que contribuya a fomentar la prevención y educación sobre el COVID-19, reduciendo así la desconfianza y desinformación existente; logrando a su vez…