{"id":94,"date":"2023-07-17T11:53:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/wordpress\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2025-04-29T13:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T20:15:52","slug":"office-of-community-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/office-of-community-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Community Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Washington\/Fred Hutch (UW\/Fred Hutch) Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Office of Community Engagement (OCE) mission is to provide leadership and support to the UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR community and broader local communities to support effective and responsive HIV-related science. To do this, the UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR OCE leads efforts to develop, enhance, and sustain bidirectional partnerships between UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR researchers and community organizations and members. These bidirectional partnerships serve to support meaningful involvement of communities in the design, implementation, and dissemination of research, and to support capacity building among CFAR researchers, and overall better science.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our video about how the OCE advances community-engaged research: \t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-modal primary uw_modal_1\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#uw_modal_1\"><span class=\"btn-label\">Show<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"uw_modal_1\" class=\"modal fade\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"uw_modal_1Title\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"modal-dialog w-60  modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"modal-content\">\n<div class=\"modal-header\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"uw_modal_1Title\">Office of Community Engagement N3C Lightning Round<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"modal-body\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2024 OCE Updates to the N3C\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hxd5nhjhSMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-tour \" id=\"tabs-tour-container\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" id=\"tabs_1\" role=\"tablist\" >\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link active\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-tabs_1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tabs_1-1\"  aria-controls=\"tabs_1-1\" aria-selected=\"true\" >Goals<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-tabs_1-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tabs_1-2\"  aria-controls=\"tabs_1-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">OCE Programs<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-tabs_1-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tabs_1-3\"  aria-controls=\"tabs_1-3\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">OCE Services<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"tab-content-tabs_1\">\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" id=\"tabs_1-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-tabs_1-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<ul>\n<li>Develop, enhance, and sustain collaborative partnerships between community organizations and members, and the UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR;<\/li>\n<li>Develop best practices for community engagement in HIV science;<\/li>\n<li>Facilitates and\/or collaborate on projects aimed at characterizing and addressing the underpinnings of health, including stigma, scientific literacy, and xenophobia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show\" id=\"tabs_1-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-tabs_1-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Community Consultative Group (CCG)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The CCG will provide guidance and expertise advice to the OCE and CFAR by supporting and performing research design consultative services to CFAR researchers, leading and supporting community outreach activities, and support ad hoc working groups, and collaborate on projects and research studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ad Hoc Working Groups<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Ad hoc working groups will be established to support specific activities and initiatives of the OCE. One of the longstanding working groups is the Stigma Working Group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Projects<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/find-funding\/new-investigator-awards\">UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR New Investigator Award\u00a0(NIA)\u00a0Reviews<\/a>: The OCE&#8217;s Community Consultative Group (CCG) provides pre-submission consultations to NIA\u00a0candidates\u00a0to help ensure that their proposed\u00a0research concepts, implementation and dissemination plans, and impacts are inclusive of and beneficial to affected communities. The CCG also reviews and comments on\u00a0final NIA submissions.<\/li>\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/33504629\/\">Shadow of HIV exceptionalism 40 years later<\/a>,\u201d co-authored by\u00a0Drs. Michela Blain, Stephaun Wallace and Courtney Tuegel, and published in\u00a0<em>Journal of Medical Ethics,\u00a0<\/em>2021 Jan 27:medethics-2020-106908.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show\" id=\"tabs_1-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-tabs_1-3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/core-program\/user219\/OCE\/OCE%20Suggested%20Research%20Consultations.docx\">Research Design Consultations<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Technical assistance to help researchers to positively engage and impact communities affected by HIV\/AIDS<\/li>\n<li>To arrange for a consultation, email your request and completed <a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OCE_Consultation_Form_v-1.4_3.11.2024.docx\">OCE Consultation Form<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cfaroce@uw.edu\">cfaroce@uw.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Community building\/mobilization activities\/events<\/strong>\u00a0to maintain and enhance key community partnerships\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/oce-meet-the-researcher\">Meet the Researcher Event Series<\/a>: Community-oriented discussions with HIV investigators whose work addresses the underpinnings of health, including stigma, scientific literacy, and xenophobia.\u00a0 <strong>View Meet the Researcher Event recordings\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/oce-meet-the-researcher\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/oce-town-halls\">Town Halls<\/a>:\u00a0Discussions with CFAR community partners about their\u00a0impact and collaboration priorities, to\u00a0exchange ideas and resources around ending the HIV epidemic, and to report back on CFAR community engagement activities and results.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>View OCE Town Hall recordings and highlights\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/oce-town-halls\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/oce-cbo-panel-discussion\">Annual Community-Based Organization Field Trip &amp;\u00a0Panel Discussion<\/a>:\u00a0Features organizations\u00a0serving\u00a0communities affected by HIV.\u00a0 Organized as part of\u00a0the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pshr\/\"><strong>\u201c<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pshr\/\">Principles of STI and HIV Research and Public Health Practice\u201d<\/a>\u00a0summer course at the UW.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>View the Virtual CBO Panel Discussions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/oce-cbo-panel-discussion\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/news-events\/event\/establishing-trust-basic-principles-and-practical-examples-researchers-how\">Establishing Trust: Basic Principles and Practical Examples for Researchers on How to Partner with Community<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>View the video-only recording of the event on the\u00a0CFAR YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/E6Fnld9agfU\">here<\/a>, or view the video with chat and transcript notes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/washington.zoom.us\/rec\/share\/hqyYwYi95FQIfD4catRwa2YtKVxUqcpFoNAnZUdY9dRf3j8LlCc8mFofmUNVu3Yu.asNb3ClHlsQUG97Q?startTime=1639497101000\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/ymca-oce-health-promotion-events\">YMCA of Greater Seattle Health Promotion Events<\/a>: Connect local researchers and community members to discuss critical healthcare challenges. <strong>View recordings and highlights\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/ymca-oce-health-promotion-events\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaborations\u00a0with other CFARs<\/strong>\u00a0to share best practices and enhance community engagement across the CFAR network<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaborations\u00a0with HIV CABs<\/strong>\u00a0in the Seattle area to share best practices and enhance community engagement in the greater Seattle area<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilitation\u00a0of and\/or collaborations\u00a0on community-centered research and projects<\/strong> that characterize and address the underpinnings of health, including stigma, scientific literacy, and xenophobia.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/news-events\/cfar-seminar\">CFAR Seminar Series<\/a>:\u00a0The OCE helps to ensure that\u00a0CFAR scientific talks encourage and account for professional variety within its audiences as a key best practice for research dissemination.\u00a0 The OCE promotes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/news-events\/cfar-seminar\">CFAR Seminar<\/a> events featuring community-centered research, as well as provides event speakers with a plain-language summary slide template and other tools to help their presentation conform to modern standards. To access these plain language tools, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/cfar\/oceresources\">OCE Resources<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facilitation of\u00a0and\/or collaborations\u00a0on community-led research and projects<\/strong>\u00a0that focus on the science of community engagement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check out our OCE education and training resources: \t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-modal primary uw_modal_2\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#uw_modal_2\"><span class=\"btn-label\">Show<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"uw_modal_2\" class=\"modal fade\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"uw_modal_2Title\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"modal-dialog w-90  modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"modal-content\">\n<div class=\"modal-header\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"uw_modal_2Title\">OCE Resources<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"modal-body\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meet our partnering organization: \t<button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-lg btn-modal primary uw_modal_3\" data-toggle=\"modal\" data-target=\"#uw_modal_3\"><span class=\"btn-label\">Show<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"uw_modal_3\" class=\"modal fade\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"uw_modal_3Title\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"modal-dialog w-90  modal-dialog-centered\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"modal-content\">\n<div class=\"modal-header\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 modal-title\" id=\"uw_modal_3Title\">OCE Community Partners<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">&times;<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"modal-body\">\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-678\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleymca.org\/locations\/meredith-mathews-east-madison-ymca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.seattleymca.org\/locations\/meredith-mathews-east-madison-ymca\">Meredith Mathews East Madison YMCA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pocaan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.pocaan.org\/\">People of Color Against AIDS Network (POCAAN)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcaf-wa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.pcaf-wa.org\/\">Pierce County AIDS Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hanc.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.hanc.info\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Fred Hutchinson CRC, Office of HIV\/AIDS Network Coordination (HANC)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aarth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.aarth.org\/\">African American Reach &amp; Teach Health Ministry (AARTH)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auroracommons.org\/she-clinic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.auroracommons.org\/she-clinic\">SHE Clinic at Aurora Commons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/somalihealthboard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/somalihealthboard.org\/\">Somali Health Board<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/depts\/health\/communicable-diseases\/hiv-std\/patients\/clinic.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/kingcounty.gov\/depts\/health\/communicable-diseases\/hiv-std\/patients\/clinic.aspx\">PHSKC Sexual Health &amp; Max Clinics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/locations\/madison-harborview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.uwmedicine.org\/locations\/madison-harborview\">Madison Clinic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifelong.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.lifelong.org\/\">Lifelong<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaycity.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.gaycity.org\/\">Gay City<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hepeducation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/www.hepeducation.org\/\">Hepatitis Education Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entrehermanos.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/entrehermanos.org\/\">Entre Hermanos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/phra.org\/\">People&#8217;s Harm Reduction Alliance (PHRA)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tab-tour \" id=\"tabs-tour-container\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" id=\"tabs_2\" role=\"tablist\" >\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link active\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-tabs_2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tabs_2-1\"  aria-controls=\"tabs_2-1\" aria-selected=\"true\" >People<\/button><\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\"><button role=\"tab\" class=\"nav-link\" type=\"button\" id=\"title-tabs_2-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#tabs_2-2\"  aria-controls=\"tabs_2-2\" aria-selected=\"false\" tabindex=\"-1\">Contact<\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"tab-content-tabs_2\">\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" id=\"tabs_2-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-tabs_2-1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Louis Shackelford,<\/strong> OCE Director<strong><br \/>\nMichael Louella,<\/strong> OCE Manager<br \/>\n<strong>Erica Crittendon<\/strong>, Community Consultative Group Member<br \/>\n<strong>Nahom Daniel<\/strong>, Community Consultative Group Member<br \/>\n<strong>Steven Sawye<\/strong>r, Community Consultative Group Member<br \/>\n<strong>Rahel Schwartz<\/strong>, Community Consultative Group Member<br \/>\n<strong>Tasia Baldwin<\/strong>, Community Consultative Group Member<br \/>\n<strong>Pedro Goicochea<\/strong>, Community Consultative Group Member<br \/>\n<strong>Kurt Ragin<\/strong>, Community Consultative Group Member<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show\" id=\"tabs_2-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"title-tabs_2-2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<p><strong>Office of Community Engagement<\/strong><br \/>\nUW\/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research<br \/>\nDepartment of Global Health<br \/>\nHans Rosling Center<br \/>\nUW Box 351620<br \/>\nSeattle, WA 98105<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:cfaroce@uw.edu\">cfaroce@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Washington\/Fred Hutch (UW\/Fred Hutch) Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Office of Community Engagement (OCE) mission is to provide leadership and support to the UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR community and broader local communities to support effective and responsive HIV-related science. To do this, the UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR OCE leads efforts to develop, enhance, and sustain bidirectional partnerships between UW\/Fred Hutch CFAR researchers and community organizations and members. 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