The Department of Community and Global Health supports the health and wellbeing of communities around the world through exceptional teaching, research, and practice. Our faculty, staff, and students value diversity, cultural humility, health equity and effective leadership, a global orientation, and a strong local presence.
Discover our global health program offerings:
Join us as we travel the globe to Israel, Geneva, London, and Sweden to gain unique insights into global health by studying each country’s health system.
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A new innovative learning laboratory will allow students, faculty, staff, and alumni to engage in reciprocal learning with community and academic partners in Sweden and Norway.
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An initiative to build resources and connections within communities of Indianapolis with the goal of preventing diabetes or better managing it so that people can live long and healthy lives.
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Building the capacity of community members and organizations to bring about systems change that improves maternal and child health outcomes in marginalized neighborhoods.
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In this report we re-examine gaps in life expectancy in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Inequity, in life and health, “saps the strength of the whole society.”
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This program helps Latino youth develop resilience to stress and a positive self-identity as bicultural citizens.
Learn more about Your Life. Your Story.
From the actionable research we conduct, to the experiential opportunities we provide to students, to the community partnerships and interventions we develop, our sole purpose is to make real-world impact in our communities near and far.
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In the U.S. and around the world, people are not getting access to the specialty care they need, when they need it, for complex and treatable conditions. Through a technology-enabled collaborative learning, Project ECHO creates access to high-quality, specialty care in communities across Indiana, the nation, and around the world.
Learn more about ECHO Center