Imagine a collaborative center that seamlessly infuses research with holistic education using community focused initiatives aimed at advancing health outcomes.
Headquartered within the , the at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine offers programs related to understanding and improving population and community health research and education within Cleveland. Population health is a broad concept including not only the elimination of diseases and injuries but also the intersecting and overlapping social drivers that shape health opportunities.
These social drivers include the environment, education, mobility, policy and governance, poverty, racism, infrastructure, access to technology, urban planning, and many more.
Population Health vs Public Health
Population health embraces public health, with public health playing a critical role in improving a population鈥檚 health and well-being. However, some major drivers of health, such as education and income, fall outside of the traditional public health scope of responsibility. Population health takes a holistic approach, bringing together many disciplines (e.g., the health sciences, social sciences, public policy, law, business, education, and so forth) to address all of the drivers that shape health opportunities within communities of different scales (e.g., neighborhoods, cities, counties, states, etc.
IPCH at MCC
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Community Outreach
- Clinical and Translational Science Collaboration Outreach
- Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health
- Master鈥檚 of Public Health
- Med Ed Pathways
IPCH Across the University
- FPB School of Nursing Workforce Development鈥掷翱狈
- Environmental Health鈥擫aw
- Mandel School
- Schubert Center for Child Studies (CSA)
- Family Business Entrepreneurship (WSM)
How CWRU is Working Within MCC
- Community Building
- Training and Education
- Research
- Sustainability
- Community Engagement
- Funding / Collaboration
- Training Programs
- Narratives