Urban Health Collaborative Cores
Administrative Core
The Administrative Core provides administrative, programmatic, and budgetary oversight to the UHC. It supports the UHC by managing day-to-day operations, developing reports, overseeing internal and external communications, organizing events and convenings, and supporting a range of other coordination, administrative, and fundraising functions, all in support of other Cores and the full UHC.
Research and Data Core
The Research and Data Core compiles, processes, and analyzes data on health in cities, and provides expertise on the characterization of urban health and urban neighborhood environments.
We have a special focus on urban health data for Philadelphia, which you can find on our repository. We also provide data management and infrastructure, GIS, and statistical support for urban health projects at both the UHC and DSPH at large.
The Core also works to share expertise on measurement and analysis at the local and global scales, leveraging the wealth of projects we have at the UHC. This includes training, more formally through our Summer Institute and through other day-to-day activities.
Community Engagement Core
The Community Engagement (CE) Core acts as a resource to facilitate and strengthen engagement between the UHC and community partners. Its goal is to serve as a channel for UHC faculty, students, and staff to work collaboratively with communities to improve health and address local needs. It works in concert with other UHC cores and work groups, and the Community Health and Prevention Department at the Dornsife School of Public Health, to disseminate research results to the impacted communities, help communities and community partners with their research needs, and to train both researchers and community partners in applied, community-engaged research.
The Community Engagement Core has a quarterly newsletter that connects academic researchers and community organizations, members, and leaders, with the aim of sharing events, actions, and resources for community-engaged research and supporting its partners. Sign up for the newsletter here, and past newsletters can be accessed below.
View The Past CE Core Newsletters
Related Community Projects
Policy Core
The Policy Core acts as a resource to bolster partnerships with local stakeholders and policymakers, to disseminate and translate UHC research and evidence on urban health and policies, and to increase the policy impact of UHC research.
The Policy Core also publishes a blog series, Hot Topics in Urban Policy and Health, which highlights important topics in urban policy that have implications for health and health equity. Past topics can be found on the UHC's news page.
Training Core
The Training Core develops and coordinates training opportunities for students and practitioners interested in urban health and related areas. It offers funded research fellowships for Drexel graduate students, summer courses through the UHC’s annual Urban Health Summer Institute, and workshop series on a diverse array of topics, tailored to a range of audiences that include both internal and external participants.
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3215 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104