The CCHE connects partners from the state’s rural, urban, and tribal communities with university faculty, staff, and students to advance long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships in teaching, research, and service initiatives to improve health equity in underserved communities of Wisconsin.
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CCHE Alerts
Talk Will Explore Successful Research Partnership Grounded in Milwaukee’s Latino Community
By Jennifer A. Smith Founded over 50 years ago, Milwaukee’s United Community Center/Centro de la Comunidad Unida (UCC) is a busy hub for the city’s Latino community, with programs and activities for everyone from babies …
February 13, 2023Registration Open for Just Research Workshop – Advancing Researcher Skills for Research Equity
**REGISTRATION CLOSED** UW ICTR and the UW Collaborative Center for Health Equity (CCHE) are excited to launch the Just Research program with a full day workshop for researchers and research staff to be held on …
August 31, 2022- More CCHE ALERTS
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What We Do In Health Equity
Mentorship & Professional Development
Our portfolio of programs is designed to grow future leaders in health equity, from our most junior of students to post-doctoral scholars, early career faculty at UW and elsewhere, and staff who contribute to health equity research!
Please explore some of the workforce development initiatives underway with our ADEPT, AHEAD, and STRIDE Programs.
Technical Assistance
Our team contributes to partnerships with a diverse array of offices, organizations and individuals who share our interests in:
- Addressing the causes and consequences of disparities in health and health outcomes;
- Improving the knowledge, skills and attitudes of healthcare providers and others who serve diverse patients and clients;
- Drawing and relying on the expertise of diverse stakeholders & much more!
Community Engagement
Community-academic partnerships can provide unique collaborative teaching, student service learning and research opportunities to advance the health and wellness of underserved communities.
Our team members often broker community-campus partnerships around health equity issues; we ensure that the expertise and assets of both community and academic partners are recognized and integrated into partnerships happening in communities across the state.
Expertise & Resources
Health Equity Research
The CCHE team includes an impressive group of researchers actively pushing the envelope with translational health equity research & we’re proud to support the interdisciplinary work of junior health equity researchers at UW.
Video Resources
CCHE collaborates with on and off-campus partners to host and co-sponsor health equity related programming that highlights local, health equity focused partnerships and these video captures can be a great resource for teaching or research training!