Health and Wellness

Supporting neighborhood health and wellness is at the heart of the Dornsife Center’s mission. With a focus on health information and resources along with health-promoting activities, we are especially interested in the ways the health of a community intersects with housing, employment, and education. We support neighborhood wellness through dance and movement classes, workshops about interpersonal relationships and behavioral health, and food and nutrition related programming.

CNHP Community Wellness HUB

The HUB seeks to HEAL the community through preventative care, UNITE the community around better health, and BRIDGE the community to health services and health education programming, while tackling the social determinants that underlie their health disparities. In partnership with the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

The Lazarex Cancer Wellness HUB

The Lazarex HUB is dedicated to reducing the impact of cancer on our community and to increasing access to care drawing on community voices to empower residents across diverse neighborhoods to actively engage with prevention and treatment efforts. In partnership with the College of Nursing and Health Professions.  Open Hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.

Dornsife Center Community Garden 

Participants help maintain and harvest the garden at the Dornsife Center. Come join us and learn urban farming skills with the Drexel Urban Growers (DUG). In partnership with Drexel Urban Growers and Trellis for Tomorrow.

EAT Right Philly

The program features interactive nutrition education programming using a variety of interventions to promote healthful eating and physically active lifestyles. In partnership with Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Food and Hospitality Management

Chef Pepino along with his students prepare meals for our monthly community dinners where participants can meet their neighbors and find out more about what programs are offered at the Dornsife Center. In partnership with Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Phlebotomy Vocational Training

Our phlebotomy program is an 8-week vocational training designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge required to perform blood collection procedures. The program emphasizes technical proficiency and patient-centered care, preparing students for entry-level roles in healthcare. Through hands-on training, participants gain experience in venipuncture, capillary collection, and specimen handling while also learning about laboratory safety and professional ethics. In partnership with the Cultural Institute of Health and Education (CIHE).