Community-Academic aging resource network
“Bridging Communities and Researchers for Healthy Aging”
CAARN is a network that brings together community and health system partners with academic researchers to conduct research to improve the health of older adults and decrease health disparities.
What We Offer:
Training & venues for networking
Grant writing assistance
Resources to facilitate communitybased aging research
our goals:
Increase partnerships engaging in aging research
Increase funded projects for community-based aging research
Improve the health of older adults
CAARN CONNECTS:
caarn helps transalate
CAARN CAN BENEFIT YOU IF YOU ARE A:
an Academic Researcher:
CAARN facilitates development of research projects in collaboration with community agencies and health care stakeholders.
Health System:
CAARN facilitates connections to community-academic research teams.
Community Agency:
CAARN facilitates connections to academic researchers.
OUR caarn PARTNERS INCLUDE
A non-profit organization that fosters networking among African American health professionals and community health advocates. It promotes health education, healthy lifestyles, self-advocacy, empowerment, and well-being among African Americans in Dane County.
A non-profit statewide clearinghouse and technical assistance support center for the spread of evidence-based health promotion programs through partnerships with local aging and public health departments, health care systems, and other community-based organizations.
A non-profit healthcare quality improvement organization that works with communities, providers, and insurers to address the need for system-wide innovation and evidence-based approaches across health care settings
A UW-Madison center that engages African Americans in Milwaukee in research and service opportunities to reduce health disparities.