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Join the Health Equity Advancement Lab

Published on August 16, 2018

We invite you to join the Health Equity Advancement Lab (HEAL), a research lab sponsored by the Department of Community and Behavioral Health in the College of Public Health. HEAL has a mission of “promoting health equity through community engaged public health research and practice, with a particular emphasis on communities in the state of Iowa and surrounding communities who experience inequities.”

Our first meetings of the semester will be Monday, August 27, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in CPHB S030 and Thursday, August 30, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in CPHB C410. Only one of these meetings is required to be a part of HEAL.

HEAL works with students, staff, and faculty interested in public health and health equity. It serves as a think tank to advance and promote health equity within research projects of the HEAL faculty members. Additionally, HEAL aims to advance conversations among faculty, staff, and students on topics surrounding enhancing health equity throughout the research process and within community-based public health projects. More information about HEAL can be found on our website: https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/heal/

If you are a student or staff member interested in public health and health equity, consider joining HEAL. Requirements include attendance at one monthly meeting throughout the fall 2018 and spring 2019 semester with 2 meeting times available to students every month (to accommodate for students’ busy schedules). These meetings are interactive and provide space for critical discussion of the challenges, barriers, and facilitators that are imperative in health equity. Students who join HEAL also get opportunities to work on research projects that are part of HEAL.

If you are interested in becoming a part of HEAL, please reach out to rebecca-bucklin@uiowa.edu with the following information:

Your name:

 Your major/degree program:

 Year in school:

Why you are interested in public health and health equity:

Previous or current experience in the public health and health equity fields:

If you would like more information about HEAL or what is required to participate in this lab please contact Becky Bucklin at rebecca-bucklin@uiowa.edu.