Neighborhood Connections is hosting a community health conversation about kidney disease and minority health. Let’s Talk Health is a quarterly speaker series focused on healthy living to reduce chronic disease and featuring an array of innovative leaders in the healthcare industry. Hosted at the historic Eliza Bryant Village in Hough, each talk will include a […]
Dr. Meredith Minkler is Professor in the Graduate Group, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. She was founding director of the UC Berkeley Center on Aging, and has close to 40 years' experience teaching, conducting research, and partnering with underserved communities to address health inequities through community building, organizing, and community- engaged research. Her […]
Mother's Milk: Debunking Myths, Exploring Evolution & Updating Medicine Speaker: Dr. Katie Hinde, Associate Professor, Center for Evolution & Medicine, School of Human Evolution & Social Change, Arizona State University Event Description: Did you know mother's milk is older than dinosaurs? Or that the "biological recipe" of milk differs for sons and daughters? Mother's milk is […]
Dr. Kathleen Wolf is a research social scientist with the University of Washington's College of the Environment in Seattle, and has a joint appointment with the US Forest Service Pacific NW Research Station. Dr. Wolf is a nationally recognized expert in the field of urban forestry and greening and the co-benefits of green infrastructure. People […]
Receive information that can help make the journey through the healthcare maze easier. Dr. Sonja Harris Haywood will discuss what questions to ask, how to interact with your healthcare team & ways to advocate for yourself or a loved one. Held at New Freedom Ministries, 3476 E. 152nd St, Cleveland, Ohio 44120 Advance registration required. […]
People cope differently when faced with a health care challenge. Discuss helpful ways to share information, support each other & ask for what you need. Hear from a panel of cancer survivors & family members. This event will be held at the Cleveland Clinic Langston Hughes Community Health & Education Center 2390 E. 79th […]
How do you handle the fear, anger, sadness, anxiety & range of emotions that come when you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer? Learn helpful ways to manage the emotions that can be experienced when a family is faced with cancer. Opportunities for interaction, sharing & listening. This event will be held at […]
Join the Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research as we launch our new National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant: “Involving Communities in Delivering and Disseminating Health Disparity Interventions” To register, complete the registration form on our website's homepage!
The Community Based Research Network meetings are the first Thursday of every month, 9 am -- 10:30 am. They are usually at MetroHealth, Rammelkamp Building, Room 419. For the most up-to-date info about this meeting, check our "Community" website tab.
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44109-1998
Phone: 216.778.8484
Email: ReduceDisparity@gmail.com
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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The Center for Health Equity Engagement Education and Research was established by Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Center to reduce health disparities through research on root causes, mechanisms, and interventions; through education of students, providers, and policy makers; and through partnership with community organizations and government agencies.
The aims of this Core are to facilitate community based research among faculty, students, community organizations, and community residents.
