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Community Outreach & Engagement

The Meharry Community Engagement Core connects community members and organizations with Meharry researchers to conduct research and share results that will improve health for communities that experience the poorest health outcomes.

Vision

To eradicate health and healthcare disparities through long-term, collaborative, mutually beneficial community/academic research partnerships.

Mission

To combine the passion, knowledge, and skills of community partners and academic researchers to carry out research, share research results, and put into practice research findings that advance health equity and improve health for communities that experience the poorest health outcomes.

Community Outreach & Engagement Research Team

Leah Alexander, PhD, MPH

Director, MPH Program & Associate Professor Division of Public Health Practice
School of Graduate Studies and Research
Community Outreach & Engagement

(615) 327-5839
lalexander@mmc.edu

Stephanie Miller-Hughes, PhD, MSCI

Director, Community Engagement Core & Associate Professor
School of Medicine
Community Outreach & Engagement

(615) 327-5666
smiller@mmc.edu