Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center - Detroit URC

Looking forward to the Wayne Social Determinants of Health Workshop taking place on March 18, 2024. See flyer to register!

Check out this event happening TODAY at 1:00 pm! CEACR Speaker Series: Humanizing the Study Participant Journey-Strengthening Inclusive Participation

Learn more: https://ccphealth.org/ceacr-speaker-series-successful-community-engaged-research-humanizing-institutional-processes-for-offering-proper-partner-compensation/?mc_cid=434557c13f&mc_eid=f0827a9918

We are so proud of our board member, Rogério M. Pinto, for being named University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor!

"Rogério M. Pinto is a leader in research focused on helping health providers to develop networks of care to ease barriers and facilitate access to health services for underserved, racially, ethnically, and sexually minoritized populations"

Read more: https://record.umich.edu/articles/six-university-diversity-and-social-transformation-professors-appointed/

Take a minute to listen to the latest Population Healthy podcast from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and learn about the ways health departments like the Detroit Health Department help protect their communities

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What do health departments do? The pandemic highlighted the important role health departments play in communities large and small. But the role of a health department extends well beyond pandemic response. Assessing water quality, ensuring restaurants are following food safety practices, ensuring health care access and more. Heal...

The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a global health emergency. Join the Detroit Health Department today in just under an hour to learn more about monkeypox.

Join via Zoom here: https://cityofdetroit.zoom.us/j/88508648143

It was a blast getting to celebrate cohort 5 this afternoon!

Touring Detroit today and got to learn about all the wonderful things organizations like The Eastside Community Network are doing!

This afternoon's session with the URC's Chris Coombe and FriendsOf Parkside's Zachary Rowe discussed mixed methods research. Check out what thinks of when they hear "mixed methods research"

Check out these tips from Toby Lewis and Sonya Grant for getting started in CBPR!

Day 2 of is underway! Stay tuned this week to see what this year's cohort is up to

Check out all of the work that Neighborhood Service Organization - NSO is doing in their weekly newsletter and make sure to join their email list to stay up to date.

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Be aware of Monkeypox and take steps to keep yourself safe! Call Detroit Health Department's nurse hotline Monday through Friday, 9 AM– 5 PM: 313-876-4444 with any questions.