Community Engagement Alliance Against Disparities

Description

The Community Engagement Alliance against Disparities - Washington District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (CEAL DMV), is a multi-community and multi-university consortium. Through collaboration and shared leadership, the CEAL-DMV the consortium- comprising five institutions: George Washington University, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore-has established a regional structure for bi-directional community involvement to engender trust and foster communication. Each site builds on thriving community partnerships, which have been instrumental in enhancing trust, community capacity, and readiness to reduce health disparities.

Conditions

Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, Hypertension, Overweight and Obesity

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The Community Engagement Alliance against Disparities - Washington District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia (CEAL DMV), is a multi-community and multi-university consortium. Through collaboration and shared leadership, the CEAL-DMV the consortium- comprising five institutions: George Washington University, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore-has established a regional structure for bi-directional community involvement to engender trust and foster communication. Each site builds on thriving community partnerships, which have been instrumental in enhancing trust, community capacity, and readiness to reduce health disparities.

Community Engagement ALliance Against Disparities - Washington District of Columbia (DC), Maryland, and Virginia (CEAL-DMV)

Community Engagement Alliance Against Disparities

Condition
Diabetes
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Washington

George Washington University, Milken Institute of Public Health, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20054

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Self-identify as Black or Latino
  • * Age 18 years or older
  • * Reside in defined geographic area
  • * Diagnosis of one or more target conditions: Prediabetes/Diabetes (HbA1c 5.7%), Hypertension (≥130/80 mm Hg), Overweight/obesity (BMI \>25 kg/m\^2)
  • * Unable to provide informed consent
  • * No access to phone/internet

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Cheryl Himmelfarb, PhD, MSN, BS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins University

Study Record Dates

2027-09-30