Community Partners
The Center for the Elimination of Minority Health Disparities (CEMHD) collaborates with various community-based organizations to reduce minority health disparities in upstate New York.
To become a community partner, email [email protected].
Our current partners include:
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Government Agencies
- Albany County Department of Health
- Columbia County Department of Health
- New York State Department of Health
- New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Non-profit Organizations
- Black Child Development Institute, Albany Chapter
- Capital District YMCA
- Centro Civico
- Columbia County Community Healthcare Consortium
- Columbia Opportunities
- Healthy Capital District Initiative
- Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
Educational Institutions
Healthcare Providers
- Sun River Health
- Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
- St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Services
- START Treatment & Recovery Centers
- Whitney Young Health
Membership Organizations
- Capital Area School Development Association
- New York State Association of County Health Officials
- Sigma Pi Phi, Beta Psi Boulé
Religious & Cultural Centers
Resources for Community Organizations
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency produces evidence to make healthcare higher quality, safer, more accessible, more equitable and more affordable.
- CDC Foundation: This independent nonprofit, which supports the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), offers resources for community-based organizations.
- Kaiser Family Foundation: This nonpartisan organization is an independent source for research, polling and journalism on health policy, including racial equity and health policy.
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): This National Institutes of Health (NIH) institute invests in research and fosters collaborations and partnerships to promote and support evidence-based science to inform practice and policy.
- New York State Department of Health: This state agency offers resources for community-based organizations.
- Office on Women’s Health: This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services office focuses on improving the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States.
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: This American philanthropic organization is the largest of its kind focused solely on health.
- United Way: This privately funded charity — one of the largest in the world — focuses on boosting education, economic mobility, and health resources through public, private and nonprofit partnerships.
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