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Transforming Communities
through Education and Care
Morehouse School of Medicine is a leader in community engagement, making
positive change through research, community service, and educational outreach.
We believe that building close relationships with communities is a key factor Monthly Community-Focused
in ensuring that health equity is not bound by geography, age, socio-economic
standing, educational attainment, race, ethnicity, or cultural background. Health Series makes
In addition to its four entrenched community engaged research centers, MSM TV Debut
established the new Office of Community Engagement in FY16. With a charge
of centralizing all the institution’s community efforts, this office will ensure that In February, MSM debuted Health Currents in association with
MSM remains a transformative force for communities we serve. Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasting (AIB) network. The new communi-
ty-focused health series gives viewers information, resources, and tips
Atlanta Awarded $30 Million HUD Choice Grant for healthy living – everything needed to stay healthy and stay current
to Revitalize Westside; MSM Named Lead Health in today’s world. Topics covered in the 12-month series ranged from
Heart Health and HIV/AIDS to Mental Health & Stroke. Each month,
Partner to Work with AHA MSM’s panel of medical experts and community leaders provided
critical insight into health matters for all age groups with a emphasis
In FY16, Morehouse School of Medicine’s Community Health and Preventive on communities of color.
Medicine Department was named the lead health partner assisting the Atlanta
Housing Authority (AHA) in health care outreach as it utilizes the $30 million Hosted by Camara Jones, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., the 2016 national
Choice grant awarded to the City of Atlanta by U.S. Secretary of Housing and president of the American Public Health Association and a fellow at
Urban Development (HUD), Julian Castro. AHA President and CEO, Joy Morehouse School of Medicine Satcher Health Leadership Institute,
Fitzgerald, who is a member of MSM’s Board of Trustees, has led the AHA’s Health Currents airs throughout each month in AIBTV’s network
efforts to secure the HUD Choice grant since 2014 and worked with MSM’s coverage area in the state of Georgia and online at www.msm.edu.
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Department to identify and include
the various health needs of the targeted communities in the proposed Choice
grant implementation plan.
