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.
Selected Projects
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.
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.
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.
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.