Author Archives: UW HELI

Congratulations to HELI 2012 alumna Carmen Valdez, PhD, on her promotion to Chief of the Division of Community Engagement and Health Equity at the University of Texas at Austin! Dr. Valdez joined the faculty at UT in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work and Dell Medical School in Fall 2018 and after two yearsContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alumna Dr. Carmen Valdez!”

Congratulations to HELI 2013 alumna Nandi Marshall, DrPH, MPH, CHES! Dr. Marshall and her colleague Joseph Telfair, DrPH, of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) at Georgia Southern University have received a 2020-25 U.S. Department of Health Resources and Service Administration grant valued at $3.25 million to support the Scholarships for Disadvantaged StudentsContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alumna Dr. Nandi Marshall!”

The Wisconsin Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy Families (LIHF) is seeking an individual or organization to provide a virtual training about historical trauma, its origins, how it manifests today, and its linkages to stress and overall health. They seek to hold this event virtually for an audience of African American mothers and families living in Kenosha,ContinueContinue reading “Opportunity: Historical Trauma Training RFP”

UW-CCHE invites you to register now for the first event in our new CCHE:LIVE Webinar Series! On Tuesday, June 23rd, CCHE will host ‘Talking Barbershop – Improving Black Men’s Health: The Barbershop Community Engagement Model.’ This FREE webinar will highlight successes and challenges to using the Barbershop Community Engagement Model in Greater Madison and nationallyContinueContinue reading “Talking Barbershop, Improving Black Men’s Health Webinar”

An academic shutdown is planned for tomorrow, Wednesday, June 10th ~ Scholars across the country will participate to engage White and non-Black scholars of color in efforts to combat racism. The action plan for June 10 is available here: https://www.shutdownstem.com/ If you participate, encourage you to include a message about the shutdown as part ofContinueContinue reading “#ShutDownAcademia Wednesday, June 10th”

Congratulations to HELI 2013 Alumna Delishia Pittman, PhD, on her promotion with tenure at the George Washington University! Dr. Pittman joined the faculty at GWU in August 2014 and as of May 2020 is Associate Professor of Counseling with tenure, Department of Counseling and Human Development in the Graduate School of Education and Human Development.ContinueContinue reading “Congrats to HELI Alumna Dr. Delishia Pittman!”

Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) has a call for speakers and topics for their COVID-19 webinars ~ The weekly webinar series, Communities in Partnership: Ensuring Equity in the Time of COVID-19 has generated excitement and a robust audience. The webinar production team is committed to sharing important topics and issues that are impacting communities inContinueContinue reading “CCPH Call for Health Equity Webinar Speakers”

The Health Disparities Research Scholars Postdoctoral T32 Training Program in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is accepting applications for one postdoctoral trainee position beginning September 1, 2020. This program supports the training and mentoring of scholars from diverse fields to become interdisciplinary researchers with a focus on healthContinueContinue reading “Health Disparities Research Scholars Trainee Opportunity at UW-Madison”

HELI 2016 Alum Dr. Alvin Thomas recently joined a panel of Wisconsin experts to kick off a series of discussions on Black men’s mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. African-Americans have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and many black men in particular, who have underlying health conditions, are more vulnerable to complicationsContinueContinue reading “Alvin Thomas Joins Virtual Panel Series on Black Men’s Well-being During Pandemic”

The HELI planning team has made the difficult decision to postpone HELI 2020. We will be taking advantage of a ‘gap year’ to envision the way our signature annual HELI offering can enhance its impact going forward.  Our 10 year celebration is supposed to be just that – a CELEBRATION, in person and all together!ContinueContinue reading “HELI 2020 Postponed Due to COVID-19”