NCCU RCMI / Roots Causes Collaborate to Support the Community

At Durham Hosiery Mill, during a scheduled four-week elevator shaft repair, 42 residents, many living with physical disabilities, faced significant barriers to accessing medical appointments, medications, and food. Understanding the urgency of the situation NCCU RCMI and Duke Roots Causes along with Community Advisory Board Member James Amos collaborated together to delivery food to the Durham Hosiery Mill to Address Food Security.

Poster Presentation Recap

On Monday, March 23^rd two of Dr. Robinson's students, Breonya Scott and Amaya Moore, presented on the work their classes have done in collaboration with Lincoln Community Health Center and the Duke Bass Connections program during the Senator Jeanne Hopkins Lucas Commemoration Week Black Health Research Poster Contest. They also presented at the NCCU Graduate Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Students from the class are trained to be hypertension ambassadors and conduct outreach to the community to aid in reducing hypertension. Breonya Scott won first place in the contest, receiving a $1,000 scholarship. 

New Publication Alert!

We are pleased to announce that our team has published the paper, “The Relationship Between the Survey of Well-being of Young Children and Speech-language Delay Diagnosis,” in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.

We congratulate Dr. Danai Fannin and her team for their ongoing efforts and for achieving this important publication milestone. 

Dannie Montgomery

This month's spotlight is Dannie Montgomery. She is the power of a trusted messenger, wearing many hats as NCCU Community Advisory Board Member, Pastor, Retired Educator, and Community Advocate.

April 7^th | NCRC Baseball Event | 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Charlotte, NC

April 10^th | Your Voice, Your Health: Strengthening Maternal and Child Health in North Carolina Communities | 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm | Virtual

April 11^th | Maternal Health Week with NCCU’s Community Maternity Health fair | 3 pm to 6 pm | Henderson, NC

April 14^th | 16^th | RCMI Maternal and Child Health Collection Drive | 10:40 break | New Student Center, NCCU

April 18^th | Men's Health Council | 9:00 am to 10:30 am | Lincoln Healthy Mile Trail (Meet in front of WD Hill), 1308 Fayetteville, NC

^{Join Us for Maternal Health Awareness Week!}

Are you interested in engaging with the community to support your research, project development, connect with community partners, and frame a proposal grounded in Community Engaged Research practices?

If yes, connect with the Community Engagement Core for a consultation.

We invite you to connect with us and share your updates, ideas, faculty publications and ongoing research endeavors.

Reach out to us today and let's collaborate!

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