"Learning never exhausts the mind."— Leonardo da Vinci
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HERE Center Weekly
May 3, 2022
Edition 59
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The HERE Center is a university-chartered center at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) dedicated to community-partnered participatory research. Located in CSUN’s first research building, Lilac Hall, the center was chartered in 2019 with the goal of institutionalizing and accelerating the university’s health disparities research through dedicated campus resources, community affiliations, and joint activities with research partners. We seek and initiate cooperative research projects targeting local health issues.
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Advocacy in Research: Creating a Policy Brief
Change happens when people make their voices heard. One of the ways change manifests is through creating policy briefs that can urge lawmakers to make informed decisions that shape public life. In the context of academia, students, scholars, and faculty can use see their research in action by integrating policy and advocacy into their work.
To address this, the HERE Center is hosting Advocacy in Research: Creating a Policy Brief, a workshop centered on creating policy briefs!
Topics include:
- The importance of research-based policy briefs
- The parameters of an action-based approach to policy advocacy
- How to write an effective policy brief
- And more!
The workshop will be led by Emely Pineda, a HERE Center intern and experienced advocate for healthcare reform. For this workshop, we will be utilizing housing and houselessness data from Los Angeles Family Housing (LAFH).
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | 5:00pm - 6:15pm
Location: via Zoom
RSVP link.
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HERE Center 2022 Fall Internships
Are you interested in opportunities to help improve health equity in the SFV, gain relevant research experience, and learn ethical practices when working on community-academic partnered projects? Apply now to be an intern at the HERE Center!
The HERE Center internship application is open until August 26, 2022. Please note that we review and accept applications on a rolling basis.
Before you apply, please check out the list for past intern assignments linked here. Because next semester’s projects are subject to change, the assignments may also change.
If you have any questions about the position, please contact Amber Bui at amber.bui@csun.edu. You can fill out the online application also linked here.
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Health and Wellbeing Among Today's Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
As a commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the HERE Center is hosting a one-hour event acknowledging the mental and emotional health of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Join us in hearing CSU researchers discuss groundbreaking and new research discoveries pertaining to AAPI health!
Speakers for this event include Dr. Edith Wen-Chu Chen (CSUN) , Dr. Arnab Mukherjea (CSUEB), and Dr. Melanie D. Sabado-Liwag (CSULA).
Date: Thursday, May 12 | 11:00am-12:00pm
Location: Zoom
Please see flyer. RSVP here.
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BUILD PODER Webinar Series
This semester, BUILD PODER will be hosting a Webinar Series in light of growing health disparities research! Each webinar session not only aims to address specific health disparities issues that plague the San Fernando Valley, but also provides unique opportunities and resources to attending students, faculty, and larger CSUN community that wish to support research efforts. All sessions are FREE to attend!
The next upcoming webinar titled “Antecedents and Consequences of E-Cigarettes in Underrepresented Youth” is on Friday, May 13th, from 11:00am-12:00pm. It will be led by Dr. Elisa Trucco (Psychology, Florida International University). RSVP here.
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Recording and Slides - Tools for Grant Proposal Development Workshop 12/3
If you missed the SciENcv & Pivot-RP Tools for Grant Proposal Development, you'll still be able to access the slides and recording of the workshop! These links are accessible to those with CSUN credentials, so feel free to share them with your colleagues.
Slides
Recording
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Faculty/Staff Opportunities
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San Fernando Valley Mile: Family Fitness with 3 Wins Fitness
In preparation for the San Fernando Valley Mile, 3 Wins Fitness is hosting a weekly strength and cardio program made for individuals 5 years and older. There is no specific fitness level that participants need to meet; anyone of any fitness level can join!
This FREE program will occur every Saturday at the El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar, California. Participants will be able to attend one of the two sessions, which occur from 8:30-9:30 am and 10-11 am, respectively.
English flyer.
Spanish flyer.
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Research Study Opportunity - Public Health
One of our previous interns, Gabriela Nadir, is currently conducting a study on further understanding the navigation of the healthcare system as experienced by older Latinx unauthorized adult immigrants. Participants will be compensated with a $20 Target gift card code via text. Eligible participants must be unauthorized Latinx immigrants over the age of 65 and live in Los Angeles County.
If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please call anonymously by dialing *67 818-536-9303 to protect your identity.
English flyer.
Spanish flyer.
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All Californians 18 and Over and Eligible for their COVID Booster Shot
People in California who are 18 and older are eligible for a COVID booster shot as long as at least six months have passed their second dose of the two-shot Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two months must have passed since their Johnson & Johnson shot.
Read more here.
Book your appointment here.
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New Economics for Women - Free Food Distribution
New Economics for Women (NEW) has begun their FREE food distribution service at the Van Nuys Family Source Center.
There is one prerequisite to be able to participate and it is to be registered with the center. The documents they need are proof of address (proving residence in Los Angeles City) and proof of income (verifying low-income level).
English and Spanish flyers.
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Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Residential households in the U.S. are eligible for #2 orders of #4 free at-home tests on USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:
- Limit of #2 orders per residential address
- Each order includes #4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
- Orders will ship free as tests are received from manufacturers
Read more here.
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Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation
At a time when parents will be flooded by misinformation about kids’ vaccine, the US Surgeon General’s Community Toolkit to understand, limit, and stop the spread of this urgent health threat could not come at a better time. Check it out here!
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Grupo de Apoyo para Padres (en Inglés y Español)
The Health Group's Kaleidoscope Program will be facilitating monthly support group sessions for caregivers and parents of children or adolescents within the LGBTQIA+ community!
Support group sessions are facilitated in both English and Spanish, all of which will occur on Thursdays from 5:00pm - 6:00pm (PDT). Support group sessions for English speakers will occur on the second Thursday of every month and support group sessions for Spanish speakers will occur on the fourth Thursday of every month.
RSVP here!
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Pads, Tampons, and Liners for the CSUN Food Pantry
Health Education Student Organization (HESO) is asking the community for donations of pads, tampons, and liners for CSUN's Food Pantry. As menstrual products are not covered by WIC, health insurance, or CalFresh (food stamps), many people in the San Fernando Valley struggle to purchase them every month. Tax exemptions on menstrual products have also been discontinued due to decreasing COVID-19 cases.
Donations can be made through the following:
- Add items through HESO's Amazon wishlist.
- Make a walk-in donation for CSUN's Food Pantry.
- Purchasing decals through form.
- Sending money to HESO's Venmo account (HESOCSUN).
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Research Assistant Opportunity
As part of an exciting pilot project with child care providers who are acquaintances of the children they care for, you have the opportunity to help learn about caregivers’ positive and stressful daily experiences.
$18/hour x 10 hours per week through June 30, 2022
Questions? Contact Holli Tonyan at holli.tonyan@csun.edu
Application form here. Flyer here.
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Faculty/Staff Opportunities
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To better track COVID-19's impact on a local level, CSUN geography professor and HERE Center cartographer Steven Graves created interactive maps that track the virus' progress county by county on the national level. To view these maps, click in the link above.
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Research Supplement Aids in Focus on Children's Health Development and Wellbeing
The Life Course Intervention Research Network (LCIRN) has published a supplement containing 17 research articles to Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed medical journal from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The supplement contains new intervention approaches that allow researchers to hone in on health improvements across lifetimes and generations.
This supplement is supported due to a demonstrated lack of resiliency and health reserve among the early-life stages, primarily in populations of children, pre-teens, and adolescents.
Read more here.
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Grants and Funding Opportunities
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Health Equity and Research Resources
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Grants and Funding Resources
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For more information contact:
Gabbie Puzon
Communications Coordinator
alicigabrielle.puzon@csun.edu |
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