Working
Together.
Our work seeks to reduce disparities in Cardiovascular Diseases and the related chronic conditions of hypertension and obesity experienced by BIPOC communities including immigrants and refugees across MN.
Investigating for our most underserved communities, together.
Our research faculty and staff are located at the University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic and Hennepin Healthcare. We make sure to work with and within our local communities in the Twin Cities, Duluth and Rochester.
COREs
Administrative
The C2DREAM Administrative (AD) Core will provide strong, equity-guided governance, administrative, and communications infrastructure.
Investigator Development
The Investigator Development (ID) Core has two primary goals: supporting high-impact research through a Pilot Grant Program and preparing the next generation of investigators through Support and TrAining for Research Success (STARS) programming, with a specific emphasis on increasing diversity in the scientific workforce.
Community Engagement
The Community Engagement (CE) Core’s overarching goal is to support the activities of C2DREAM by building the strong foundation of critical and anti-racist community engagement practices needed to meaningfully address the drivers of disparities in chronic disease risk and outcomes across BIPOC communities in Minnesota.
Projects
Project 1
HEALTHY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY: MOBILIZING THE POWER OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR RISK REDUCTION AMONG SOMALI AND HISPANIC PERSONS WITH OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY
Project 2
SMOKING CESSATION OUTREACH FOR RACIAL EQUITY (SCORE):
A PRAGMATIC TRIAL OF CHRONIC DISEASE APPROACHES TO AMELIORATE TOBACCO RELATED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE HEALTH DISPARITIES
Project 3
BRAID:
BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AROUND INDIGENOUS ENDURANCE
Project 4
PASCAL: CULTURALLY TAILORED CONVERSATIONAL AGENT FOR QUITTING SMOKING
Project 5
TECHQUITY BY FAITH!
Pilot Grants
The C2DREAM mentored research project Pilot Grant Program offers valuable support to post-doctoral fellows and early-stage investigators, empowering them to address chronic disease health disparities in Minnesota communities while obtaining essential preliminary data for independent grant applications to funding organizations like the NIH.
