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Who is Involved?

MCECH grew out of the priorities set by the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Since 1995 the URC has conducted community-based participatory research to identify ways to improve health in selected communities in the southwest and east sides of Detroit. Representatives of community based organizations, public health agencies, health care organizations and academia are involved in every major phase of the research conducted by the Detroit URC - from defining the health problems to collecting data and disseminating results, to evaluating plans of action to address issues identified.  One such plan of action was the creation of MCECH.  Based at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Medical School, MCECH involves partners working in the southwest and east sides of Detroit, including:

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