Build a Synergistic Movement: Dismantling the Injustices of Racism
I cut my teeth on community work when, as a newly minted garden variety college history major, I elected to become a VISTA volunteer. I was sent to work in northeast Tennessee’s Hancock County. This [...]
A Journey Home: Racism, Civil Rights, and a New Future for Social Justice and Health Equity in Mississippi and the South
I was aware of environmental injustice, the differential burden of environmental hazards and locally unwanted land uses (LULUs) on communities of color, low-income populations, indigenous peoples, and marginalized groups, such as petrochemical facilities, refineries, power [...]
Local-to-Global Partnerships: From Thailand to Utah
It was fall of 2007 and I was serving as the Director of University Neighborhood Partners, community-university partnership on the west side of Salt Lake City, Utah. With a long history of serving as gateway [...]
Tom Bruce Award & Lucille Webb Award
At the recent APHA Meeting in San Diego, CCPH was involved in both giving and receiving several awards. We shared a little bit about the RWJF-CCPH Award for Equity that was given to to key [...]
Tribute to Loretta Jones
Loretta Jones, CEO of Healthy African Americans of Los Angeles died on Thursday, November 22nd. Loretta is known internationally for her visionary leadership in advancing health equity. She was a long-time partner with CCPH [...]
Partnership with Messengers for Health (Crow Reservation) and Montana State University win 2018 RWJF-CCPH Award for Health Equity!
In 2015, Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) partnered with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to award the RWJF Award for Health Equity Presented by CCPH (RWJF-CCPH Award). This award highlights the power and potential of [...]