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This summer READU was invited to present at several conferences, and we kicked off our conference season with the Academy Health conference earlier this June. READU members presented posters on our ORCID and FR-CARA studies and attended the presentation of READU’s Mosaic Award! 

The Mosaic Award celebrates research and health programs that excel at engaging communities and meaningfully include a wide range of perspectives in their work.

Principal Investigator Jenna van Draanen gave an acceptance speech on behalf of the team, saying: “It is deeply meaningful to each one of us to receive the Mosaic award, because it values equity, belonging, shared power, and inclusion, and to us those are not simply principles. Those are the foundation for how we work.”

Read more about what it means for READU to receive the Mosaic award here!

ORCID Aim 1 preliminary findings posters

Using art made by READU members, we created posters to communicate preliminary (early) findings from Aim 1 ORCID surveys. As the study continues, we will share our findings using new posters and zines. Full-size versions of these posters can be found at our data collection sites.

View and print these posters in full-size.

ORCID Aim 1 data sharing meetings

In July 2025, we began hosting data sharing events at our data collection sites to reflect back what we have heard so far from our interview participants, provide updates on the study, hear feedback and answer participant questions.

Folklore Zine

The ORCID study was featured in the fourth issue of Folklore Zine, a harm reduction zine created and distributed with support from Zero Block Society. Folklore Zine features artwork and writing from paid contributors who have lived and living experience and who are passionate about harm reduction and health equity.

Here’s a link to the Folklore Zine website, where you can read all four issues for free.