Our programs are designed to address the Healthy People 2030 definition of health disparities: “…a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, and/or environmental disadvantage…”
Whether through education, research or policy initiatives, we’re putting into action the knowledge and information we have gained about what causes health disparities and how to reduce and eliminate them. While some of our research programs focus on answering outstanding questions about why certain disparities exist, others incorporate what we already know into testable interventions designed to improve minority health.
Featured Projects
Communivax
M-CHE is working with a research coalition funded by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to strengthen the community’s role and involvement in an equitable vaccination campaign. Our team is engaging diverse communities throughout Prince George’s County, Maryland and beyond to strengthen COVID-19 vaccine delivery and build trust in the vaccine.
The Barbershop Storybook Project
The Barbershop Storybook Project series seeks to translate public health research into relatable storylines and champion principles of human-centered design
The Cutting Edge
Are you looking for real talk on current issues with Black experts? Look no further than The Cutting Edge Podcast, All Things Health and Wellness: COVID-19 and Beyond, hosted by Mayor Omar Neal and Dr. Stephen B. Thomas.
Wellness Warriors
The HAIR Program has expanded to a national program through our Wellness Warriors. These shop owners are bringing health interventions to their local community to promote health.
The Health Advocates In-Reach and Research Campaign (HAIR)
The primary aim of HAIR is to create an infrastructure to engage barbershops and beauty salons in Prince George’s County as culturally relevant portals for health education and delivery of public health and medical services in the community.
Cut 4 Health
The CommunitiesUnitedTogether (CUT4health) project will train barbers and stylists from Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR) to become lifestyle coaches specializing in behavior change
All Projects
Maryland Barbers & Stylist United for Health
We are Maryland Barbers and Stylists United for Health. We have come together from Prince George’s County, Montgomery County and Baltimore City to protect ourselves, our clients, family and loved ones from ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic in our community.
Health Equity Leadership Institute (HELI)
This annual, intensive week-long “research boot camp” is offered by the Maryland Center for Health Equity and the Collaborative Center for Health Equity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It aims to increase the number of minority investigators engaged in health disparities and health equity research.
Changing Hearts and minds About Institutional Racism (CHAIR)
The CHAIR project is extending the reach and scalability of trusted Black barbers/stylists using human-centered design and innovative technology to catalyze community-driven collective action promoting health and racial equity.
COVID-19 Vaccines- Webinar Series
The Center for Health Equity has held several informative and informal webinars to address questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccines with community members and medical and public health experts.
Mid-Maryland Mission of Mercy and Health Equity Festival: Free Adult Dental Clinic
MID-MD MOM is a free adult dental clinic with wraparound healthcare services, the next event will be held in 2022.
Health in All Policies Workgroup
Shots at the Shop
Shots at the Shop is a White House-backed effort from the University of Maryland’s Maryland Center for Health Equity, the Black Coalition Against COVID and the beauty and personal care brand SheaMoisture to recruit 1,000 Black-owned barbershop and hair salons nationwide to promote informed decision-making as a means to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.