Office of Community Engagement
Established in 2005
Our mission is to be a national and international leader in developing innovative models of engagement, nurturing community partnerships, and designing and implementing rigorous projects that promote health equity for diverse populations.
Closed! Now accepting 2023 Spectrum Community Engagement Pilot Awards
Please stay tuned for award announcement-coming soon!
Questions? Please email Wei-ting Chen, PhD, MA, Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement, Executive Director
CLOSED-Please check back soon to see the awardees!
Now accepting 2022 proposals for the Spectrum (Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education) Community Engagement Pilot Awards!
Spectrum (Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education) Community Engagement Pilot Awards are awarded annually to faculty, trainees, and their collaborative partners.
Additional details and information can be found here
Important application dates
- Request for Proposals released: February 22, 2022
- Optional Webinar for Interested Faculty Applicants: Friday, March 11, 12 noon. Registration form.
- Optional Webinar for Interested Applicants: Tuesday, March 15, 12 noon. Registration form.
- Email Wei-ting Chen, PhD, MA, Associate Director for Community Partnerships, if you have questions about the webinar.
- Deadline for Proposal Submissions: Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time)
- Selection of Finalists: May 2, 2022
- Funding Cycle: July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 (no cost extensions are not allowed)
FALL 2021 NEWSLETTER
Happy Holidays from OCE! Read the latest newsletter here
NOW HIRING!
OCE is hiring 2 medical student coordinators for the 20th Annual Community Health Symposium to be held Winter Q 2022. Apply here
SUMMER 2021 NEWSLETTER
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RESEARCH PROJECT UPDATE | ALCANCE
The ALCANCE project, funded through the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, aims to access to cancer prevention, screening, and precision medicine in Monterey County. A randomized controlled trial has launched in partnership with Pacific Cancer Care with 32 patients already enrolled, and the team is preparing to launch a prevention and screening component with Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas this September. A sustainable community health worker model is central to success at each site where CHWs will provide health education, care navigation, and boost patient engagement in their care. Polls at two Community Advisory Board (CAB) meetings this year (February and May 2021) demonstrated that over 90% of the CAB agree or strongly agree that the project will address cancer disparities in Monterey County, and that the project has potential for policy impact beyond Monterey.
MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER
Stay connected and read the latest newsletter here!
CLOSED-Now accepting proposals for the Spectrum (Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Research and Education) Community Engagement Pilot Awards!
More Info or Email Wei-ting Chen, PhD, MA, Associate Director for Community Partnerships
DECEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER
Happy Holidays from Team OCE
Our office will be closed from December 14th - January 1st. Wishing you all a safe and healthy holiday season. See you next year!
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OCE Spring 2020 Newsletter
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COVID-19 Community Town Hall
View the COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall from April 23rd on YouTube and stay tuned for upcoming town halls!
OCE Fall 2019 Newsletter
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21st Annual Community Health Symposium
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 | 3-6:30 PM | Li Ka Shing Learning and Knowledge Center
For more information, go to our event page here
Team Science Tuesday
MAY 10 | RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Join Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics and Dr. Lisa Goldman Rosas, Faculty Director, Stanford University School of Medicine Office of Community Engagement, as she presents:
“Benefits, challenges, and solutions for team science in partnership with the community”
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Young, Postdoctoral Fellow at youngjl@stanford.edu
20th ANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SYMPOSIUM
Renewing Our Commitment to Healthy Communities through COVID and Beyond
March 23, 2022 | RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Thank you to all that attended, virtually and in person, we look forward to seeing you again next year!!
Hosted by Stanford Medicine
Office of Community Engagement and Office of Faculty Development & Diversity HEAL Network | Health Equity Action Leadership
COVID-19 COMMUNITY TOWN HALL | Long COVID
Latest Update on COVID-19 Omicron Variant & Addressing Long COVID: Research, Treatment, & Recovery
January 27, 2022
VIEW RECORDING
Featured Speakers: Prasanna Jagannathan, MD | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford Medicine | Hector Fabio Bonilla, MD | Co-Director of the Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) Clinic, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Stanford Medicine | Margot Gage Witvliet, PhD | Social Epidemiologist & Assistant Professor, Lamar University
Moderated by: Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH
COVID-19 (Virtual) COMMUNITY TOWN HALL | Pediatric Vaccine Rollout in our Community
Latest Updates from Stanford's Vaccine Trials & What We Can Do to Ensure a Successful Vaccination Campaign
November 4, 2021
VIEW RECORDING
Featured Speakers: Yvonne "Bonnie" Maldonado, MD, Stanford Medicine | Marty Fenstersheib, MD, MPH, County of Santa Clara Public Health Department | Michael Galvez, MD, Valley Children's Healthcare | Yeshe Mengesha, School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County | Claude Rogé, MD, School Health Clinics of Santa Clara County
Moderated by: Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH
HEALTH EQUITY ACTION LEADERSHP (HEAL) NETWORK
Health Equity Research in the Disability Community Fireside Chat
Tuesday, October 26, 12-1 PM
EVENT CLOSED
Featured Speakers:
- Peter Poullos, MD, Stanford Medicine
- Ken Sutha, MD, PhD, Stanford Medicine
- Holly Tabor, PhD, Stanford Medicine
Moderated by: Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH
June 3, 10, 17, & 24 | SPHERE Precision Health Equity in Primary Care Seminar Series
YouTube Recording(s)
June 3 | Precision Health Equity and Social Justice
June 10 | Germline Screening for Cancer & Cardiovascular Disease in Minority Populations
June 17 | Pharmacogenomics in Underserved Communities
June 24 | Polygenic Risk Scores in Primary Care Screening
May 27, 2021 | COVID-19 Community Town Hall
What's next on the horizon? Address Emerging Issues Around COVID-19 Vaccines for Children, Variants of the Virus, and Masking Guidelines
REUNIÓN PUBLICA SOBRE EL COVID-19 | Qué hay en el horizonte? Abordar los problemas emergentes en torno a las vacunas COVID-19 para niños, las variantes del virus y pautas de mascarilla
YouTube Recording
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April 29, 2021 | COVID-19 Community Town Hall
Challenges and Successes of Community-Led Vaccination Campaigns
Insights and Applications for Future Public Health Emergency Responses
View Recording on YouTube
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Ruben Abrica, MA, Vice Mayor of East Palo Alto | Mike González, MPA, Manager, Community Resource Center, Santa Clara Family Health Plan | Rita Mancera, Executive Director of Puente in Pescadero | Timothy Seay-Morrison, EdD, LCSW, Executive Director of Ambulatory Care & Service Lines, Executive Director of COVID-19 Healthcare Workforce Response Team, Stanford Health Care | Erin Tormey, Founder of the Coastside Farmers Market in Half Moon Bay and Pacifica | Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH |
March 31, 2021 | 19th Annual Community Health Symposium
Since 2002, the Community Health Symposium at Stanford School of Medicine has served to showcase the work of Stanford students, trainees, staff, faculty and community partners in underserved communities in California and around the world. This symposium is an opportunity to celebrate and elevate the incredible work of our community partners, and to foster collaboration, conversation, and idea sharing. This year's theme
Engaging Communities in Health Equity Research
will include expert speakers and panelists, a keynote address, breakout sessions, a poster session, exhibit hall, and community-engaged awards honoring community partners, faculty, and staff.
SCCR Virtual Science Series: Community Engagement for Clinical Research Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | 9-11 AM PST
The mission of the Stanford Center for Clinical Research (SCCR) includes offering educational resources, training, and support for investigators and research staff. We have invited Dr. Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH, Dr. Patricia Rodriguez Espinosa, PhD, MPH, and Katherine Connors, MPH, to jointly provide you with an overview of the basics of community engagement in clinical research including the goals, benefits and challenges of community engagement as well as how to get started building a community engagement plan. Register here
February 25, 2021 | COVID-19 Community Town Hall: Mental Well-being of Adolescents
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Steven Sust, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford Medicine, Stanford Children’s Health | Ana Lilia Soto, MA, Youth Development Manager, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing, Stanford Medicine | Jules Villanueva-Castaño, Supported Education and Employment Specialist, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Center for Youth Mental Health & Wellbeing, Stanford Medicine | Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH (Moderator), Assistant Professor and Epidemiologist, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Faculty Director, Office of Community Engagement, Stanford Medicine
YOUTH ADVISORY GROUP (YAG) SPEAKERS: Almah Galan, Mohan Morusupalli, Emily Wang, Zoe Adelsheim
January 21, 2021 | COVID-19 Community Town Hall: Vaccine Readinesss
Vaccines are here! Everything you need to know about the vaccine.
Featured Speakers:
Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH (Moderator), Epidemiologist, Stanford Medicine | Grace Lee, MD, MA, Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Practice Innovation at Stanford Children’s Health | Holly Tabor, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, Associate Director for Clinical Ethics and Education for the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE), and Co-Chair of the Ethics Committees at Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital | Martin Fenstersheib, MD, MPH, Santa Clara County COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Officer | Julianne McCall, PhD, Co-Director of Precision Medicine at the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research | Erica Pan, MD, MPH, FAAP California State Epidemiologist, Deputy Director, Center for Infectious Diseases, California Department of Public Health, UCSF Clinical Professor Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Any Questions? Please contact us at communityengagement@stanford.edu
November 19, 2020 | COVID-19 Community Town Hall
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials | Making Sense of the Evidence
Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement hosted its 6th Virtual Town Hall on the COVID-19 outbreak, focusing on Vaccine Clinical Trials.
Topics included:
- How do vaccine clinical trials work?
- What do we know about the current vaccine trials underway in the United States?
- How do we know if it’s safe to participate in a trial?
- Who can/should participate in vaccine trials?
- Perspectives from a current vaccine trial volunteer.
Featured Speakers:
- Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH (Moderator), Epidemiologist, Stanford Medicine | Steven Goodman, MD, MHS, PhD, Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health and in Medicine | Philip Grant, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine (infectious Diseases) Stanford University Medical Center | Vivian Levy, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases, San Mateo Medical Center & Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University, Infectious Diseases | Chyke A. Doubeni, MBBS, MPH, Professor of Family Medicine, Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
Any questions, please email us at communityengagement@stanford.edu
October 29, 2020 | Cancer & COVID-19 Community Town Hall
Stanford Cancer Institute | Community Outreach & Engagement town hall was designed for the local and regional community to provide education about the impact of COVID-19 and cancer.
Topics include:
- Cancer Screening and Prevention
- Cancer Patients and Survivors
- Cancer Patient Finances
Speakers: Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH (Moderator), Epidemiologist, Stanford Medicine | Melissa Bondy, PhD, Epidemiologist, Stanford Medicine | Elwyn Cabebe, MD, Medical Oncologist, University Health Care Alliance | Steve O’Brien, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Alameda Alliance for Health | Lidia Schapira, MD, Medical Oncologist, Stanford Medicine
Co-Sponsored by:
Stanford Cancer Institute Community Outreach and Engagement and
Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement
August 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Community Town Hall: Key Updates and Implications for this Fall
Stanford Medicine's Office of Community Engagement hosted its 4th virtual Town Hall on the COVID-19 outbreak. Nearly 6 months since the United States declared this a national health emergency, learn what our public health landscape looks like today and suggestions on navigating through the pandemic this Fall:
- Promoting evidence-based COVID-19 prevention strategies as we prepare for the cold/flu season this fall
- Importance of a "Gendered Lens"
- Latest information on access COVID-19 testing and receiving testing results
- General information and resources for parents, children, educators, and the public at large
Panelists: Michele Barry, MD, FACP, Drs. Ben & Jess Shenson Professor, Senior Associate Dean, Global Health, Director, Center for Innovation in Global Health and Professor of Medicine & Senior Fellow at The Woods Institute & at The Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford Medicine | Lorene Nelson, PhD, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Population Health and Associate Director, Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences, Stanford Medicine | Upinder Singh, MD, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine) & Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford Medicine | N. Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc, Instructor, Medicine-Primary Care & Population Health, Masters Student in Health Policy, Stanford Medicine | Primary Care Physician, Roots Community Health Center | Founder & Director of Cut Hypertension Program
Moderator: Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health; Faculty Director, Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement
OCE COVID-19 Resources | Stanford Medicine Research Registry | CA Coronavirus COVID-19 Response
Any Questions? Please contact us at communityengagement@stanford.edu
June 27, 2020 | COVID-19 Latino Community Town Hall
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May 21, 2020| COVID-19 Community Town Hall II:
What Does the “New Normal” Look Like in Healthcare, Education, and Workplace settings?
Stanford Medicine's Office of Community Engagement 2nd virtual Town Hall on the COVID-19 outbreak
Having been sheltering in place since mid-March, our local community is eager to return to some form of normal life outside their homes. But in the absence of an effective vaccine and treatment options, what will the “new normal” look like? What kinds of changes can we expect to see when we seek routine healthcare, return to school (K-12 and higher education), or back to work?
Together with Stanford researchers, administrators, and local leaders we will share their work on preparing the public to return to normalcy safely in the age of coronavirus.
Panelists
-David Studdert, ScD, MPH, LLB, Professor of Medicine and of Law, Stanford University
- -Nancy Magee, MLIS, San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, San Mateo County Office of Education
- -Megan Mahoney, MD, Chief of Staff, Stanford Health Care; Clinical Professor, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford Medicine
- -Russell Furr, MPH, CIH, Associate Vice Provost for Environmental Health and Safety, Stanford University
Moderator: Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health; Faculty Director, Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement
April 23, 2020 | COVID-19 Community Town Hall
Join Stanford Medicine's Office of Community Engagement for a virtual Town Hall on the COVID-19 outbreak.
A panel of health experts will:
- Provide trusted evidence and resources on the epidemiology and medical management of COVID-19
- Discuss current recommendations for shelter-at-home and social distancing
- Share latest COVID-19 research efforts at Stanford
- Answer community submitted questions
Moderator
Lisa Goldman Rosas, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health
Faculty Director, Stanford Medicine Office of Community Engagement
- Panelists
Julie Parsonnet, MD, George DeForest Barnett Professor in Medicine and Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health
Melissa Bondy, PhD, Chair and Professor, Epidemiology & Population Health
Steven Goodman, MD, MHS, PhD, Professor Epidemiology & Population Health and of Medicine
Yvonne Maldonado, MD, Professor, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Epidemiology & Population Health
Evelyn Ho, MPH, Lead Public Information Officer, County of Santa Clara Emergency Operations Center, Office of the Director, Public Health Department
Any Questions? Please email us at CommunityEngagement@Stanford.edu
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SPHERE Annual Symposium-CANCELED
Thank you for your continued support of SPHERE!
In response to increasing concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the US, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the March 11th SPHERE Symposium.
The SPHERE Center will be in communication regarding future SPHERE events once this situation becomes clearer.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 11 am - 3 pm
Stanford Medicine | Li Ka Shing Center for Learning & Knowledge
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