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NOVEMBER 2021

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CHET

• "Vaccine Distrust: A Predictable Response to Structural Racism and an Inadequate Public Health Infrastructure" – AJPH, co-authored with former T-37 Trainees, Toni Z. Madorsky and Nihmotallahi A. Adebayo, and various CHET staff.
• "Pregnant People Can (And Should) Get a COVID-19 Booster Shot – Here's Why, According to Experts" – Health, featuring Dr. Melissa Simon.
• "Fact check: Most antibiotics don't interfere with birth control" – USA Today, featuring Dr. Melissa Simon.
• "Yolonda Ross Helps Feinberg Foundation Donate $100,000 for WOC's Living with Cancer" - Electronic Urban Report, featuring the Center for Health Equity Transformation.

• "Chicago Hits Goal As 77% Of Residents 12 And Older Have Gotten 1 Shot Of COVID-19 Vaccine" – Block Club Chicago
• "Booster Shots" – City of Chicago
• "Is Covid's winter surge already here? Experts warn the pandemic isn't over" – NBC News
• "'If one has antibodies, why would they need the vaccine?' Dr. Murphy answers COVID-19 questions 11/8" – WGN-TV

• Guide: Use your SNAP Benefits to Buy Groceries Online
• Vaccination News (Chinese)
• ICIRR Public Charge Resources

Career Opportunities

• The Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET) is actively seeking candidates for a Research Study Assistant position! 
• The Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) are looking for a Manager Research Administrator.
• The Center for Community Health is looking for a Research Study Coordinator with Dr. Namratha Kandula, a Research Study Coordinator with Dr. Matt O'Brien and a Part-Time Research Study Assistant with Dr. Marquita Lewis-Thames.

• Research & Aging in the Latinx Community on Tuesday, December 7 from 3:00pm-4:00pm CT, English RSVP and Spanish RSVP
• How to walk the walk: Caring for ourselves and each other on the path to equity on Wednesday, December 15 from 1:00pm-2:00pm ET

Do you frequently go to the public library?
You may be eligible to be a study participant with CHET!
Health for All: Real Talk Clinical Trials Research Study

The Center for Health Equity Transformation is seeking participants who frequent a Chicago Public Library branch and are at least 18 years or older to participate in the Health for All: Real Talk Clinical Trials research study. The purpose of this study is to assess a web-based tool, Health for All, that was built to help people learn more about clinical trials and aims to empower library patrons and librarians with accessible information about clinical trials. 

To be eligible for this study, participants must be:

- 18 years of age or older

- Have access to an internet-connected device (I.e.: a smartphone, computer or tablet)

- Patrons of the Chicago Public Library 

Participation in this study involves: 

- Completing an online consent form

- Completing two surveys before and after attending a single (live or pre-recorded), 60 minute virtual session

- A $50 Visa e-gift card as compensation for participation
 

For more information about this study, please contact the Health for All team at tel: 312-569-0457 or email us at healthforallproject@northwestern.edu. 

You can also meet our recruiters in-person at the following Chicago Public Library locations:

• Wednesdays, 1-3pm at The Lozano Public Library, Pilsen  
• Thursdays, 12-2pm at The Humboldt Park Library Branch 
• Fridays, 12-2pm at the Uptown Library Branch

Interested in taking the next step in your career? 
Check out the ChicagoCHEC Fellows Program!
Application Deadline: February 28, 2022

CHET Conversation:
Q&A with Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler
December 13, 2021 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT

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