CLIC is the coordinating center for the CTSA Program and will provide assistance on the awarded Synergy Paper.
The awarded application titled "Bridging research, policy and practice through partnerships with local health departments" will drive innovations in clinical care and population health in Los Angeles and Chicago. The paper will share a proposed solution that builds on two existing partnerships in Los Angeles and Chicago – the Los Angeles DHS-UCLA-USC Implementation Science Program and the Chicago Consortium for Community Engagement (C3) – which is a network of academic research institutions and community stakeholders. Ultimately, the goal of the paper is to provide an academic-public partnership model that is adopted by other hubs and benefits population health and care delivery on a national scale.