Community Engagement and Outreach

The Community Engagement and Outreach Core supports the advancement of community-engaged participatory research.

Community Advisory Board

We currently have 19 advisory board members committed to partnering together to improve research that translates into positive health outcomes.

Community Liaisons

CHRC, CHW, student assistants

Knowledge Exchange Sessions

Community Knowledge Exchange Sessions (CKES) are open to the public and held throughout the year.

Reverand Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network, thanks Dr. La Creis Kidd of the Community Engagement and Outreach Core of the LCTRC.

Reverand Al Sharpton thanks Dr. La Creis Kidd of the LCTRC for hosting National Action Network's Economic Forum.

Alison Williams sitting on the wooden benches within the entrance of the Belknap Academic Building

Recovering Together: Addressing Gun Violence through Research and Action

Join us for our upcoming Knowledge Exchange, designed to unit community members, organizations, and researchers in a collaborative effort to address gun violence and foster healing through community-driven solutions. Monday, December 8, 2025 from 5:00–7:00 PM in the Clinical & Translational Research Building, Room 101/102, 505 South Hancock Street.

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Partnership Program Websites

Get Healthy Now about

Kentucky Area Health Education Centers about

Reach Out and Read about

KY Cancer Program about

KY Race Health Center about

Center for Health Hazards Preparedness about

Psychological Services Center about

Healthy Start Program about

Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky about

Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence about

Get Involved

If you would like to join the LCTRC as a citizen scientist, or are a UofL affiliated staff, student or faculty, with interest in community based research, reach out.

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Core Services

The Louisville Clinical and Translational Research Center provides a variety of services, including community engagement and outreach, professional development, funding opportunities, research design consultations and more.