Community Engagement

The goal of the YCCI community engagement program is to help ensure that communities and Yale researchers have the capacity to participate as full partners, which includes: joint establishment of Hub research priorities; a relationship built on bidirectional mutual respect, with equal value and reward for time and expertise; effective implementation and dissemination strategies; and increased public support for research, with the goal of ultimately improving the health and well-being of communities.

Over the past 15 years of CTSA support, Yale has engaged stakeholders across the translational spectrum, both within and outside the University, to advance the translation of new discoveries across the research continuum. These efforts have drawn upon the entire Yale Hub: our clinical practice and physicians, including patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds; community organizations, and faith-based and advocacy groups; educational institutions in the US and abroad; and industry and regulatory partners. The YCCI community engagement program continues to ensure that communities and Yale researchers have the capacity to participate as full partners, which includes: joint establishment of Hub research priorities; a relationship built on bidirectional mutual respect, with equal value and reward for time and expertise; effective implementation and dissemination strategies; and increased public support for research, with the goal of ultimately improving the health and well-being of communities.