Health Equity Research Intensive
The Center for Health Equity Research’s Health Equity Research Intensive (HERI) is a unique opportunity to join others to learn how to design more inclusive health equity research projects.
HERI will introduce you to research methods and tools that emphasize partnership and engagement across all stages of research, from idea conception to budgeting to dissemination. Participating in HERI will equip attendees to effectively center equity in their work.
This three-day intensive aligns with the center’s mission by creating space for community leaders, health care professionals, faculty, staff and students to learn and apply new tools for inclusive health equity research. HERI connects partnership and engagement with innovative approaches and methods.
HERI ultimately seeks to help participants understand their role in addressing important questions related to health disparities and health equity. It will also help researchers develop skills to establish and maintain meaningful partnerships with communities that will lead to the improvement of the health and lives of communities historically excluded from research benefits.
A special feature of this year’s Health Equity Research Intensive is a collaborative workshop on day 3 where attendees will explore approaches and strategies to strengthen and sustain partnerships in health research. Through interactive activities and small group break-outs, attendees will have opportunity to learn, share and, most importantly, connect with others who are committed to advancing health equity and authentic community partnership through their work.
Sessions on days 1 and 2 are virtual. The Co-Lab(orative) Workshop is in-person in the UNC Student Union (3206AB).
SEE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2022 HERIRegistration
You can register for the entire program (September 18-20) and select your preferred sessions.
REGISTER FOR HERI 2023
Students also have the option of registering for individual sessions.
REGISTER FOR HERI 2023 SESSIONS AS A STUDENTHERI Fees
| Registration type | Fee |
|---|---|
| General (all 3 days) | $300 |
| Community member (all 3 days) | $230 |
| Student (all 3 days) | $230 |
| Student (per session) | $40 |
| UNC CHER Associate/Affiiliate (all 3 days) | $230 |
HERI Scholarships
Registration scholarships (full and partial) are available for community members and students, from the generous support of our event sponsors. To request scholarship funds, please email cher@unc.edu. An application survey will be provided. Determination is based on available funds and session space.
Program
HERI offers two tracks for its concurrent programming, as well as four overall session types. Please see the descriptions below. Participants are encouraged to choose sessions that best fit their interests, experience and scheduling needs. These designations are merely provided to help guide session selection, as all are welcome in any session that is chosen (dependent on space).
Foundation track: This track’s sessions share more introductory knowledge and skills to equip those engaged in research with a strong basis from which to draw concepts related to health equity.
Application track: This track’s sessions are for audiences with some existing knowledge on health equity research and encourage attendees to think further about innovative ways to incorporate their learning into existing and future work.
The theme for HERI 2023 is sustaining partnership for the long-term. This year’s sessions are organized into four types that reflect stages that research partnerships move through over time. The session will relate to the partnership stage indicated in its focus, skills and tools.
| Key | Description |
| Soil |
Provides foundational or theoretical knowledge necessary to begin building partnerships. |
| Seedling | Explores the early stages of building partnerships. |
| Harvest | Explores what partnership looks like once research is being conducted. |
| Perennial | Explores how we might ensure lasting relationships, shared leadership, and continued collaboration. |
| Date & Time | Title | Speaker(s) | Track | Session type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday September 13 2:00 - 2:45 p.m. Eastern | HERI Kick-off Orientation and Networking Session | Orientation Networking | ||
| Monday September 18 12:15 - 12:25 p.m. Eastern | HERI Welcome and Intensive Overview | Dr. Giselle Corbie Rachel Berthiaume | Orientation Welcome | |
| Monday September 18 12:25 - 1:25 p.m. Eastern | Trust and Trustworthiness in Research Engagement | Lori Carter-Edwards, Ph.D., MPH Pastor James Gailliard | Foundational Application | Seedling |
| Monday September 18 1:30 - 3:15 p.m. Eastern | Equitable Partnerships | Emily Finley, MPH Alan Wells, Ph.D. Charisse Iglesias, Ph.D. (Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH)) | Foundational | Seedling |
| Monday September 18 1:30 - 3:15 p.m. Eastern | Nuts & Bolts of Community Engagement Across the Research Lifespan | Alicia Bilheimer, MPH (NC TraCS) Veronica Carlisle, MPH, CHES (Lineberger) Simone Frank, MPH (NC TraCS) MaryBeth Grewe, MPH (NC TraCS) Jennifer Potter, MPH, CHES (Lineberger) | Application | Harvest |
| Monday September 18 3:30 - 5:15 p.m. Eastern | Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) 101 | Josephine McKelvy, Ph.D. Shelly Maras, Ph.D. | Foundational | Soil |
| Monday September 18 3:30 - 5:15 p.m. Eastern | Participatory Budgeting Strategies and Practices | Melvin Jackson, MSPH Mysha Wynn, M.A., M.S. | Application | Harvest |
| Tuesday September 19 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Eastern | Role of Research(ers) in Advocacy and Policy Change | Leah Frerichs, Ph.D. La-Mine Perkins, MSW Bill Kearney | Foundational Application | Perennial |
| Tuesday September 19 1:25 - 2:55 p.m. Eastern | Communicating Health Equity Research Effectively | Marie Hebert, M.A., MSLS | Foundational Application | Perennial |
| Tuesday September 19 3:05 - 4:35 p.m. Eastern | Community-Clinic Linked Groundwater Approach to Addressing Integrated Needs of Patients in North Carolina | Dr. Gaurav Dave | Foundational | Soil |
| Tuesday September 19 3:05 - 4:35 p.m. Eastern | Photovoice as a CBPR Tool: Planning, Facilitation, Dissemination, and Sustaining Partnerships | Bianka Reese, Ph.D., MSPH | Application | Harvest |
| Tuesday September 19 4:45 - 5:45 p.m. Eastern | Climate Change & Environmental Health Considerations for Research | Courtney Woods, Ph.D. | Foundational Application | Harvest |
| Wednesday September 20 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern Carolina Union 3206 AB | Co-Lab(orative) Learning Workshop: Supporting Partnership Sustainability for the Long Term | TBD | Co-Lab |
Contact
If you have any questions about the Health Equity Research Intensive, please email us at cher@unc.edu.