We are here for our communities.
The Office of Community Engagement within the Barnett College of Public Health is here to work with and in our local and regional communities to reduce health inequities and improve health and well-being for everyone. With the guidance of our advisory committees, the office cultivates partnerships between the college, local organizations and community members; supports collaborative efforts to obtain internal and external funding; and builds capacity for community-engaged work within the college and its partners through curricula development, community lectures and educational trainings.
Our Mission and Vision
The Office of Community Engagement's mission is to integrate community voices into the college, including initiatives and projects and advance excellence in community-engaged research, teaching and practice.
Our mission is to advance community engagement for transformative social change, justice and health equity. We use participatory approaches to achieve this goal by:
- facilitating collaborative efforts to obtain internal and external funding;
- facilitating connections and nurturing strong, sustainable relationships between the college and local health-, faith- and community-based organizations;
- increasing the capacity for equitable and mutually beneficial partnerships between the college and local, regional and national partners; and
- sharing resources and information about community-engaged research and practice, public health and healthcare.
Whether you are a faculty member, a student, or a community collaborator, we are here to support campus-community connections that make life better for Philadelphia communities.
