The MVA is proud to partner with the More Than A Walk Foundation, to bring a 4-part HBCU Community Walk series to the greater Nashville community. The walks are free and open to all, meant to explore the historically black colleges & universities of Nashville through campus walks that highlight the history, culture, and health
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Community Voices
MVA community engagement builds bridges and strategic partnerships across Meharry, Vanderbilt and community organizations to promote health equity. To this end, we:
- Develop and support strategic partnerships focused on health issues of mutual concern.
Seek to understand issues impacting the community and leverage community assets.
Foster the use of evidence-based practices and employ a health equity lens in community engagement programming.
Bring together multisector collaboratives and support community-led collaboratives to advance community health.
Engage in teaching and training to build capacity to address health issues of mutual concern and to ensure best practices in community engagement.
Support mutually beneficial research partnerships and scholarly activities that promote health equity.
Connect community partners to resources at Meharry and Vanderbilt, including faculty expertise and student service learning opportunities.
Provide students with opportunities to learn about community health improvement and community engagement, enhancing the ability of students to impact community health.
Community Partners
COMMUNITY HEALTH LEADERSHIP AWARD
The Clifton K. Meador Community Health Leadership Award was named in his honor and given to an individual in the community whose leadership and accomplishments have contributed significantly to improving access to quality care for low-income, uninsured people in Nashville and the surrounding area.
2023 Recipient: Rhonda Switzer-Nadasdi, DMD, Executive Director, Interfaith Dental Clinic
MVA Program and Partner Events
Community Support Resources
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Calling all health equity advocates, we are thrilled to invite you to the Fall 2024 Equity and Engagement Cafe: "Health is Wealth," a premier networking event aimed at fostering discussions on health equity within the Greater Nashville area. This interactive event will take place on Monday, October 14, 2024, at The Henry A. Moses PHD Alumni
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Community Engagement Team
Rami Hussien, MPH, CPH
Program Manager
Nicolette Thayer, MBA, MS
Program Manager
Contact the team at: communityengagement@meharry-vanderbilt.org
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