Success Stories
With extensive experience identifying neighborhood assets, concerns, and priorities towards the development of strategies that are responsive to communities, the Office of Community Engagement at Â鶹¹ÙÍø facilitates communication, coordination and collaboration for education, clinical, research and service initiatives. Read more below about some of our recent programs.
H.E.A.L. Mobile Clinic Travels to Meriweather County to Treat Patients
Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s H.E.A.L. (Health Equity for All Lives) Clinic visited patients to host a H.E.A.L. on Wheels Mobile Health Fair at the Ingles on Millarden Rd. With support from the Ingles Corporation granting permission to have the mobile event on its premises, H.E.A.L was able to serve patients who otherwise would not have been unable to afford these services.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Trains High School Community Health Workers to Create Health Equity
During the summer of 2016, Â鶹¹ÙÍø, with the support of the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Healthcare Improvement (ARCHI), piloted an innovative high school community health worker (HSCHW) training program.
Â鶹¹ÙÍø Faculty and Students Address the Social Determinants of Health in a Year-Long Community Health Course
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø (Â鶹¹ÙÍø) Community Health Course’s (CHC) purpose is to develop community-oriented physicians with the empathy and tools needed to care for diverse populations that address the social determinants of health to achieve health equity.
Community Engagement Day
Community Engagement Day is an annual event that highlights the best of Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s partnerships and collaborations with neighborhood residents and other external partners in service, research, patient care, and training.