For 20 years, the Center for Community Health has been dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the citizens of Shelby County. The CCH is a cross-campus collaborative effort of health researchers from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Communication and Fine Arts, Education, and Nursing.

The specific missions of the CCH are:

• Foster collaboration between health researchers at the U of M, community healthcare providers, and other health research institutions in the community.
• Provide leadership in health advocacy and policy development for Memphis and Shelby County.
• Respond to community health needs through engaged scholarship and service.

The Center for Community Health has administered several additional research projects that are now completed. Click on the name of the grant for a brief description and a listing of selected articles produced by the grant. All articles listed have links available to their abstract at PubMed. Please visit our faculty web pages to learn more about other recent research projects.

Center for Community Health
Browning Hall 228
Memphis, TN 38152
(901) 678-1669
maryread@memphis.edu