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Community Invited To Participate In
Matchmaking Event
Angela Hill, PharmD, University of South Florida (USF) Health, is extending an invitation to the community for the Fall 2019 Community Ad- vocacy Matchmaking (CAM) event. The event is scheduled for Friday, December 6, 2019.
Space is limited, and those who respond are asked to reg- ister early at https://bit.ly/CAMeventregis- tration.
WE-CARE is a community- based participatory research program that was started from a NIH P20 grant with the for- mer USF Center for Equal Health. In 2014 the program was reestablished by Dr. Kevin Sneed, Dean of the USF Taneja College of Phar- macy, along with USF public health students. WE-CARE works to bridge researchers with the community in order to achieve health equity.
Through WE-CARE, re- searchers can engage with the local community to raise awareness about their research and increase enrollment and participation in their
studies. Researchers and clini- cians can attend community conversations where panelists of community members pro- vide their perspectives on the fears, challenges and solutions to engaging and participating in research studies.
WE-CARE is partnering with 50 Hoops and REACH UP, Inc., which are two other community-based organiza- tions, for the event on Decem- ber 6th. The event will allow clinical researchers to: 1) share important aspects of their re- search; 2) actively recruit par- ticipants into their studies, and/or 3) interact with other clinical researchers; 4) interact with diverse community mem- bers.
The event on Friday will be held at the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library, 2607 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., 11a.m.–2p. m.Lunchispro- vided and admission is free.
For additional information, call (813) 974-2925, wecare@usf.edu. Also, go to https://health.usf.edu/phar- macy/we-care.
‘Walk For Life’ Planned For Saturday
Advocates for Safer Communities, Inc., in- vites youth and their families to join us for the “Walk for Life: Health, Prevention and Safety Awareness” event, sponsored by Crime Sur- vivors for Safety and Justice. The Walk For Life will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 10 a. m. to 1: 30 p. m. at Belmont Heights Estates, Phase III, 2419 E. 31st Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33610.
This is a free event geared to serve and sup- port the youth and families in the Tampa Bay area. The focal points of this day will include: a walk through Belmont Heights Estates, edu- cational opportunities, family fun activities, community partners/businesses, refresh- ments, entertainment, prize drawings, litera- ture and other information to assist and encourage healthier lifestyles, decrease crime, build relationships, promote healing for vic- tims and assist families in creating a safer community for their children to thrive.
This event will provide an excellent oppor- tunity for the youth and their families, com- munity partners/businesses and not-for-profit agencies such as, Better Tomorrows, Tampa Police Department, Project LINK, Hillsbor- ough County Public Schools Head Start, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, The Life Center of Sun- coast and more, as well as, the community in general to come together as one, interact, gain knowledge of the available resources in the Tampa Bay area and enjoy the family, educa- tional and fun activities.
DARLA AND ELLIOTT SAUNDERS
Advocates for Safer Communities, Inc., is a not-for-profit 501 c (3) organization dedicated to serve youth and families. The mission of the organization is to educate and create aware- ness among youth, families and communities through the promotion of programs, support to victims and victims’ families, intervention and prevention, personal safety, literature and other strategies to assist in the decrease of po- tential violent tragedies from occurring.
For more information regarding the Walk for Life: Health, Prevention and Safety Aware- ness Event and/or Advocates for Safer Com- munities, Inc., please contact Darla or Elliott at (813) 414-1001 or email us at: Adv4sc@aol.com.
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