by mnobrega | Apr 10, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Events
In late March of 2017, the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Dr. Linda Birnbaum, visited Puerto Rico to participate in a community forum on environmental health issues which was held in San Juan. On the evening before the...
by mnobrega | Mar 1, 2017 | CRECE Team, Events
On February 17th and 18th, 2017, over 75 CRECE and PROTECT researchers, trainees, administrators, advisers, colleagues, and guests from across mainland U.S. and Puerto Rico gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the PROTECT/CRECE Annual Retreat. The event was held at...
by mnobrega | Mar 1, 2017 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Events, Highlighted Outreach
As part of the 2017 Annual Retreat, CRECE and PROTECT held a ceremony to honor the Federally Qualified Community Health Centers and other community partners that have been instrumental in advancing both centers’ work in Puerto Rico. The ceremony, which was held on...
by mnobrega | Dec 21, 2016 | CRECE Team, Events
CRECE team members from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico attended the NIEHS FEST held from December 5th through 8th, 2017 in Durham, North Carolina. The FEST was hosted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to commemorate the institute’s...
by mnobrega | Dec 5, 2016 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team, Events, Highlighted Outreach
On Saturday, November 19th, 2016, CRECE team members led a training activity for the families of study participants at the CRECE/PROTECT clinic in Manatí, Puerto Rico. Three CRECE clinic staff members facilitated the two-hour event, which was attended by seven adult...
by mnobrega | Nov 14, 2016 | Community Outreach and Translation Core, CRECE Team
Several leaders of CRECE and PROTECT presented at the American Public Health Association’s Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado on the 1st and 2nd of November, 2016. The theme of this five day conference was, “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Ensuring the Right...
