The Vision of LA CaTS Center's  Community Engagement & Outreach

The vision of the Louisiana Clinical Translational Science (LA CaTS) Center's Community Engagement and Outreach (CEO) Core is to enhance clinical and translational research efforts to address chronic disease burden and improve health for all Louisiana residents by facilitating meaningful community involvement in our research at all stages.

Our work includes involving the community in identifying areas of research focus and in developing research projects, working with investigators to initiate and implement research trials using approaches that are acceptable to the community, and enhancing recruitment to the trials.

The CEO Core's vision is central to the mission of the LA CaTS Center, to support and grow clinical and translational research through partnerships with researchers and the communities we serve". 

 

Introducing Our Newest Member to the CEO Core

Paula Jordan has over 15 years of experience in community outreach, relations and engagement . She has dedicated herself to working with the state’s most vulnerable populations: children, the elderly, the working poor and formerly incarcerated and justice involved individuals. She is also a trained Community Health Worker who believes that we should meet people where they are and serve them with compassion and respect. 

 Ms. Jordan holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from University of Phoenix and a BS in Business Management from Southern University Baton Rouge. She has one daughter, Jameelah, who she is extremely proud of and she resides in Opelousas among loving and supportive friends and family.