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As #WorldHealthDay was celebrated on 07 April 2024 under the theme 'My Health, My Rights', our CIPR International Group members Ọmọ́tọ́lá Akíndípẹ̀ MCIPR, #NooralhudaAlijas and Klao Bell-Lewis PMP, Chart.PR released an insightful blog on how #Africa, the #MiddleEast and the #Caribbean have contributed to upholding the fundamental right to access quality health services, education and information. Read more here about the ways in which #PR practitioners in these key regions are leveraging their expertise to support the World Health Organization's vision and to ensure that #humanrights are recognised and upheld universally, without exception:

🌏 For South Asian Heritage Month, we spoke with Nachammai (Nachu) Swaminathan, a Public and Patient Involvement Engagement Officer, about her role and the importance of South Asian representation in research. Nachu said: "Research that includes representation from South Asian communities ensures that health interventions and research are culturally relevant and sensitive. Actively involving these communities in the research process empowers them and fosters a participatory approach, increasing trust in research and health systems and encouraging greater community engagement in health research". You can read more about Nachu ➡ https://shorturl.at/9e17j #research #SouthAsia #PPIE

Dr. George Mensah, Director of the Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science at National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and Dr. Lenora Johnson, Director at the Office of Science Policy, Engagement, Education, and Communications at NHLBI discuss the major insights offered by the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) special issue, Leveraging the Power of Communities During Public Health Emergencies. Listen in as they join AJPH's Editor and Chief, Dr. Alfredo Morabia, to talk about: 💡 the role of communities in developing and implementing disease prevention initiatives in the post-pandemic era 💡 how CEAL can help achieve health equity in populations disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic 💡 how community engagement can help address the root causes of health disparities Check out the full video interview featured on the American Public Health Association YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/gvrXwHwf

In this open access article, Rodríguez and colleagues provide insights into the strategies public health professionals use to effectively engage #Hispanic communities in the United States. https://bit.ly/3LPqIZL The study underscores the importance of cultural competency, rapport building, translation, and leveraging trusted social networks. #HispanicHeritageMonth

New research by The School of Health, at Leeds Beckett University (ARCHES report) produced by Locality and funded by the 'Mobilising community assets to tackle health inequalities programme', showcases the importance of the role of community anchor groups is addressing health inequalities through strengthening access to arts and environment. "ARCHES report finds failure to include community organisations in health system design is stifling progress in tackling health inequalities" Find out more about the Research - https://lnkd.in/en9ZkZP2 Part of the 'Mobilising community assets to tackle health inequalities' programme funded by UK Research and Innovation, and Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and supported by the NCCH. Discover more about the 'Mobilising Community Assets' programme - https://lnkd.in/e58sPBGu

Community health and community health workers are crucial components of primary health care, universal health coverage and health equity. Revisit this helpful Health Systems Strengthening Accelerator webinar for a valuable conversation about supporting community health workers and institutionalizing community health at the country level. 🩺

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📢 Learn more about how Indigenous nations continue to practice and revitalize their cultural knowledges to bring health and wellness to their communities in this upcoming Webinar: https://lnkd.in/gyGQ9iXQ

🌟 A great start to Thursday morning... 🔗 A few weeks ago Melissa Taylor from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine reached out to me via email regarding an incredible body of work being led by Professor Angela Obasi regarding reflexivity statements in global health publications. 🖥 We arranged an initial call where I learnt about the amazing work being done by the Prevention of Parachute Research team based out of LSTM and I could immediately see the parallels with our work at Community Health Impact Coalition on the involvement of CHWs in research studies. ➡ Fast forward two weeks, this morning representatives from our research team - including the amazing Cleo Baskin, Martina Mchenga, Ph.D and Dickson Mbewe - presented our work to this incredible multidisciplinary team. It was an amazing discussion and we've found lots of potential areas for collaboration moving forward. It was also great to see Seye Abimbola on the call (a colleague whose work I have admired for many years) and I would encourage people interested in this space to read this important consensus statement that the POPRI group released on measures to promote equitable authorship in the publication of research from international partnerships: https://lnkd.in/ee-ytGya 🔑 Key lesson: Always take calls where you think there is crossover in your work and be open to collaboration - great things could happen. It was also very important that Dickson Mbewe - my CHW colleague from Malawi - was part of this call and given space to speak at the table. Too often my CHW colleagues are sidelined from important discussions, despite their pivotal role in health service delivery. Having Dickson share his valuable insights and lessons was powerful testimony to the vital role CHWs play in the global health research space. As Dickson put it "No decision about us (CHWs), should be made without us" #publichealth #collaboration #globalhealth #research