Improving Health in Cities One Neighborhood at a Time

Presentation by Amy Carroll-Scott
May 17, 2017

Urban Health Collaborative   (Philadelphia)

Created in January 2016, the mission of the Urban Health Collaborative at the Drexel
University Dornsife School of Public Health is to improve health in cities by increasing
scientific knowledge and public awareness of the way health varies within cities, in
order to promote urban policies and partnerships that reduce health inequities. The
UHC has projects locally, nationally, and globally with a strong emphasis on
Philadelphia—our own backyard. Our local work brings a neighborhood health lens to
Philadelphia data, partnering with community advocates and policymakers who can
use these data to make improve health in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods. This so far has
manifested as data briefs, neighborhood health profiles, data and research trainings,
and academic and cross-systems research partnerships.
Event Name: 
NNIP Partnership Meeting, May 2017