Community Outreach
The mission of the CICRC is to reduce the occurrence and severity of injuries, particularly under-served populations including Hispanics, Native Americans, and agricultural workers and their families. The CICRC has utilized a participatory action research theoretical model to facilitate community input in the development of research projects and prevention programs. The utilization of participatory action research has fostered both education and research in rural and urban communities, through the identification of key injury issues of concern among people in that region.
The underlying assumptions of participatory action research include systems theory, humanistic values, and the development of human potential and democratic decision-making (Whyte, 1991). The knowledge generated is intended to help solve practical problems, to result in social change using a collective process of inquiry, and to involve active participation of underrepresented people (Hall, 1979). Significant advantages to using this approach in community based work are: 1) community members define the questions to be addressed; 2) community members define what will be done; 3) community members create changes in their environment needed to monitor and evaluate results of program activities; 4) community members can continue or modify programs as needed.
As a result of the utilization of the participatory action research model, CICRC initiated a small grants program for communities within Public Health Service Region VIII. The primary goals are to allow development and implementation of programs that are culturally relevant and to address injury issues of high concern within the community. Examples of the small grants program include:
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2000-2001
- Second Step Kit for Violence Prevention Program for Low-income Elementary Sites
- Plan de Salud del Valle Safety Fair
- Social-Emotional Intervention Project CARES Training – Second Step Kits
- Injury Prevention for Migrant Students
- Dissemination of Information Relating to Dog Attacks to the Northern Arapahoe Tribe
- Kid Care ID and Swimming Lessons
- Prevention Education
- ThinkFirst Spinal Cord and Head Trauma Prevention Program
- Saying No to Drugs/Alcohol
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2001-2002
- 3rd Annual Children’s Safety Fair& Car Seat Check Up Event
- Cycle Safety Circus
- Injury Prevention and Education for Migrant and Homeless Families
- Spirit Lake Nation, Injury Prevention Focus Groups
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2002-2003
- 4th Annual Children’s Safety Fair& Car Seat Check Up Event
- Evaluation of Crossroads’ Animal Foster Program
- Salud Clinic Health & Safety Outreach
- Child Occupant Protection Program
- Drowning and Safety Issues along Boulder & White Rock Ditch
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2003-2004
- 5th Annual Children’s Safety Fair& Car Seat Check Up Event
- Preventing pesticide poisoning by educating students and community members on alternatives to organophosphate pesticides
- Salud Family Health Centers and Safety Fair
- Newborn, Infant and Toddler Safety Project
- Injury Prevention and Education for Migrant and Homeless Families
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2004-2005
- Salud Family Health Centers Annual Safety Fair
- Injury Prevention & Education for Migrant & Homeless Families
- Children’s Safety Fair and Car Seat Check-Up Event
- Colorado State University (CSU) Bike Safety Bonanza
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2007
- Raising Awareness about Domestic and Child Abuse in Indian Country
- Protect Our Future
- Salud Family Health Fairs
- Larimer County Child Advocacy Center Prevention Program: 7 Steps to Protecting Our Children
- Suicide Prevention Education: ASIST Training for Suicide
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2008
- Domestic Violence Awareness in Indian Country
- 3rd Annual Family Summit-Day for Kids (Safe Kids Safety Fair)
- Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART) Peers
- Larimer County Child Advocacy Centers Prevention Program: Talk about Touching Curriculum
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2009
- Longmont Ending Violence Initiative (LEVI)
- Focus on Your Drive: Arrive Alive
- Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART) Peers Program
- Heart of Young Native Women Workshop
Community Initiated Small Grants for 2010
- Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- American Indian Life Skills Development Curriculum Implementation Training
- Words of Hope, Words of Life
