Category: Announcements

We are excited to announce that one of our Ambassador Brigade Fellows, Justin Trop, and his faculty mentor, Dr. Mellissa Withers are offering an amazing practicum opportunity that will take place in Santiago, Chile as part of the research project titled, “Migrant Visions and Voices: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Health Needs Assessment and Intervention…Continue Reading Winter/Spring Practicum Opportunity in Santiago, Chile

On November 16, 2016, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order to establish a Community Solutions Council. The mission and the priorities of “the council shall foster collaboration across agencies, policy councils, and offices to coordinate actions, identify working solutions to share broadly, and develop and implement policy recommendations that put the community-driven, locally led vision…Continue Reading President Obama signs an Executive Order — Establishing a Community Solutions Council

The Dr. Antronette (Toni) K. Yancey and Darlene Edgley Fellowship for Health Promotion, Physical Fitness and Community Health Education is a wonderful opportunity for students, professionals and junior faculty to apply for three types of financial support, which include: DrPH Dissertation, Conference Assistance, and Postdoctoral Fellowship for underrepresented racial/ethnic groups.  Here is the flyer for…Continue Reading Yancey/Edgley Fellowship Award Opportunities

CenHealth’s Director, Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati is currently at the World Cancer Congress taking place in Paris, France from October 31st to November 3rd, 2016.  She will be presenting on “Adapting communication interventions to address health disparities using traditional media” during a panel discussion titled, Communication strategies for cancer prevention and control: from traditional to new media. The…Continue Reading 2016 World Cancer Congress Highlights

Come learn about organizations offering program for youth if all ages, and join in a community conversation.  There will be food, entertainment, and activities for kids. When: Saturday, October 1, 2016, 10am-1pm Where: Boyle Heights City Hall, 2130 E. 1st Street In Spanish (below flyer). Ven a conocer sobre las organizaciones comunitarias que ofrecen programas…Continue Reading Youth Opportunity Fair with Boyle Heights Beat

Our founding director of CenHealth, Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, will be speaking as part of a short course titled, Research in Diverse Urban Populations on October 14, 2016 being put on by the Southern California Clinical and Translational Science Institute (SC CTSI). New and junior faculty, post-docs, grad students, and research staff conducting research in diverse populations are…Continue Reading Research in Diverse Urban Populations a Short Course

…Continue Reading David Satcher, past Surgeon General speaking at Charles Drew University

Our Travel Award Scholarship Application is now due April 1, 2016!  The Travel Award Scholarship is available to current students in any Keck School of Medicine program.  This award may fund travel and/or registration cost to attend: 1) a conference where students will be presenting research/practice on a topic related to Health Equity in the Americas, or 2) a practicum and/or…Continue Reading Extended Deadline for Our Travel Award Scholarship