The Office of Urban
Health and the Urban Area Health Education Center is a
single office uniquely positioned within Case Western
Reserve University to engage in health and human service
initiatives, health communications, and health
improvement in the urban community.
Our mission is to connect the resources of Case with the
health needs of the community, and to enrich the Case
environment through community partnerships
Our programs include :
Office of Urban Health – The Office of Urban Health
strives to enhance community health services, medical
education and research, and health promotion and disease
prevention efforts in the Greater Cleveland urban
communities. Additionally, OUH fosters new programs and
creativity by supporting students and faculty
involvement or creation of projects that focus on
improving the health status of residents in urban
neighborhoods.
Urban Area Health Education Center – The Urban Area
Health Education Center is part of a statewide network
offering training for medical students and health-care
providers in underserved areas. Case’s programs focus on
Cleveland’s inner city and East Cleveland: first-year
and second-year medical students help public school
students learn good health habits and third and
fourth-year medical students work in affiliated health
centers and primary care clinics of local hospitals.
NetWellness – An on-line medical resource (http://netwellness.org),
NetWellness is a collaboration between medical schools
at Case, The Ohio State University, and the University
of Cincinnati providing state-of-the-art health
information directly from university experts to the
public. It is available in over 680 libraries and 4600
schools throughout the state. NetWellness is a valuable
resource for community agencies and those they serve.
Healthy CMHA – A health promotion and marketing program,
Healthy CMHA is a partnership between Case, Cuyahoga
Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) and HealthSpace
Cleveland
Women’s Health Month – With funding from the Ohio
Department of Health, Women’s Heath Month supports
community agencies to conduct women’s health programs in
a range of subjects.
Susan Wentz, MD, MS (Director) Please direct all
inquiries to:
Zerrine Sethna (Community-University Liaison) (216)
368-3499, email:
zerrine.sethna@case.edu
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