Document Type
Learning Object
Publication Date
Summer 7-28-2025
Abstract
Welcome to the Exploring Health Beliefs for Community Engagement and Diversity in Clinical Trials (EXPLORE) Toolkit, a resource designed to support researchers and frontline workers addressing substance use in the Borderlands. The EXPLORE Toolkit was designed by an interdisciplinary team of epidemiologists, social workers, anthropologists, and public health professionals to enhance the engagement of underrepresented communities in substance use clinical trials. Utilizing a strength-based approach, the toolkit addresses equity, stigma, and participation barriers, promoting culturally sensitive and community-centered research practices. This toolkit is an ideal tool for clinical trials researchers and community health workers who are interested in learning more about how to engage underrepresented populations in clinical trials research in Southern New Mexico and beyond. Additionally, it reflects the insights that emerge from interdisciplinary, community engaged scholarship.
Recommended Citation
Page, Kimberly; Janet Page Reeves; Ivan De La Rosa; Marie Alice Scott; Christina Phillips; Maria Sanchez; Andrew Gorvetzian; Joe Albright; Cynthia Killough; and Randall Benalli. "EXPLORE Toolkit." (2025). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/epi_pubs/4
Comments
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