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Collaborating for Equity: Reaching Communities Through Partnerships with Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Health Workers
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
TBD
Component Type: Forum
Level: Intermediate

Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Health Workers play a critical role in reaching underserved populations, often serving as the first point of contact for healthcare in their communities. By partnering with these trusted entities, we can better connect with communities, bridging the gap between clinical research and underrepresented groups to ensure that clinical trials are more inclusive and reflective of the populations they aim to serve. This session will highlight the power of grassroots partnerships in expanding access to clinical research and showcase effective models that can be replicated in other regions.

Learning Objectives

Identify key components of the partnership between Reaching Communities, FQHCs, and CHWs; List ways to leverage the strengths of Federally Qualified Health Centers and Community Health Workers to effectively raise awareness and promote participation in clinical trials among underrepresented populations; Discuss how to foster greater inclusivity and accessibility for historically underserved populations in clinical research.

Chair

Perla Nunes

Speaker

NCCHCA and the FQHCs
Korrey Monroe, MPH

MedNorth Health Center and CHWs
Sharon Renee Brown-Singleton, LPN, MS

Durham Technical Community College and Clinical Research
Sharleen Traynor, PhD, MPH


Speakers
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Sharon Brown-Singleton

Chief Strategy Officer, MedNorth Health Center, United States
Sharon Brown-Singleton is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at MedNorth Health Center. She led the implementation of the Community Health Worker program, having experience in writing, developing, and implementing various CHW programs centered around maternal and child health, substance... Read More →
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Korrey Monroe

Program Manager, North Carolina Community Health Center Association, United States
Korrey Monroe is the Research Program Manager at the North Carolina Community Health Center Association (NCCHCA). In this role, he collaborates with the department director, Dr. Becca Hayes, to facilitate innovative research to raise awareness and provide resources for underserved... Read More →
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Perla Nunes

Patient Advocate, Community Outreach and Clinical Research DEI Thought Leader, United States
Ms. Nunes' research career began at Hoffmann-LaRoche, where she worked in drug discovery. In NC she worked in at at the Cannon Research Center of Atrium Health focusing on preclinical and clinical research areas related to oncology and immunology. She worked at Duke University's CTSI... Read More →
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Sharleen Traynor

Instructor, Durham Tech, United States
Sharleen Traynor is an epidemiologist and educator with 20 years of public health experience in government and academic settings. In her current role as Director of the Clinical Trials Research Associate program at Durham Technical Community College, Dr. Traynor now focuses on clinical... Read More →
Wednesday June 18, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  05: Patient-Impact-Product-Dev, Forum
  • Level Intermediate
  • Level Intermediate
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  • Feature Topics Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
  • Tags Forum

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