Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL): A National Institutes of Health Program to Advance Health Equity

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Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL): A National Institutes of Health Program to Advance Health Equity George A. Mensah MD, Lenora E. Johnson PhD, Xinzhi Zhang MD, PhD, Nathan Stinson MD, PhD, Kelli Carrington MA, Gargya Malla MD, PhD, MPH, Stephanie R. Land PhD, Erynn Huff JD, Naomi Freeman MHS, Catherine Stoney PhD, Bryan Ampey PhD, MA, Dina Paltoo PhD, MPH, Dave Clark DrPH, MPH, Nishadi Rajapakse PhD, MHS, Maliha R. Ilias PhD, Karen Plevock Haase PhD, Antonello Punturieri MD, PhD, Michael G. Kurilla MD, PhD, Hillary Archer MSJ, Michelle Bolek MPH, Melanie Santos MPA, Shondelle Wilson-Frederick PhD, Stephanie Devaney PhD, Vanessa Marshall PhD, Tilda Farhat PhD, MPH, Monica Webb Hooper PhD, David R. Wilson PhD, Eliseo J. Perez-Stable MD, and Gary H. Gibbons MD Affiliation George A. Mensah, Xinzhi Zhang, Maliha R. Ilias, and Karen Plevock Haase are with the Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD. Lenora E. Johnson, Hillary Archer, Michelle Bolek, Melanie Santos, and Shondelle Wilson-Frederick are with the Office of Science Policy, Engagement, Education, and Communications, NHLBI. Nathan Stinson Jr, Kelli Carrington, Gargya Malla, Vanessa Marshall, Tilda Farhat, Monica Webb Hooper, and Eliseo J. Perez-Stable are with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH. Stephanie R. Land is with the National Cancer Institute, NIH. Erynn Huff and Naomi Freeman are with the Office of Management, Immediate Office of the Director, NHLBI. Catherine Stoney is with Stoney Consulting, Washington, DC. Bryan Ampey and Dina Paltoo are with the Immediate Office of the Director, NHLBI. Dave Clark is with the Eunice Kennedy Schriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH. Nishadi Rajapakse is with the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH. Antonello Punturieri is with the Division of Lung Diseases, NHLBI. Michael G. Kurilla is with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, NIH. Stephanie Devaney is with the All of Us Research Program, Office of the Director, NIH. David R. Wilson is with the Office of the Director, NIH. CopyRightCorrespondence should be sent to George A. Mensah, Center for Translation Research and Implementation Science, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Dr, Suite 402-K (RKL1/402-K), Bethesda, MD 20892 (e-mail: [e-mail]; @NHLBI_Translate). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the “Reprints” link. CONTRIBUTORS All authors contributed to drafting the editorial and providing critical review and revisions to the final version. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307476 Accepted: September 26, 2023 Published Online: November 09, 2023