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CCHEq Member Honored as 2025 Woman of Distinction
Cornell College of Human Ecology Professor, Associate Dean, and CCHEq member Tashara Leak has been named a 2025 Woman of Distinction by the New York State Senate.
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Diversity Week Highlights Accomplishments
The Cornell Center for Health Equity and Diversity Center of Excellence were recognized at Weill Cornell Medicine’s recent Diversity Week celebration.
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2025 CCHEq Grant Awards Announced
Congratulations to the Principal Investigators and projects selected this year!
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Our Purpose
The Cornell Center for Health Equity is a cross-campus initiative leveraging the insights, research, and leadership of Cornell University’s New York City and Ithaca campuses. We are focused on addressing the root causes of health inequities that are embedded in systems of health care, housing, transportation, employment, education, neighborhoods, law, and policy. Our strength is our emphasis on community engagement and advocacy, research, and education. Our network includes over 200 collaborators dedicated to advancing health equity.
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Become a Member
Join our network of member-collaborators from communities and institutions across sectors who are committed to advancing health equity.
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Applications Due
Applications are due April 19 for two different funding opportunities: One-year research grants up to $50,000 and for 6- to 12-month Community Partnership Building Grants up to $5,000.
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Open Courses
Our Racial Allyship Training course is an online training that builds actionable skills to combat structural racism. This 4-part course goes beyond awareness to help participants build and practice real-world skills and develop an action plan.
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Find a Collaborator
Search our database of over 200 collaborators doing hands-on research, training, and field work to combat health inequity across many disciplines.
What We Do
The Cornell Center for Health Equity responds directly to the growing need to better understand the root causes and manifestations of persistent health inequity. Our work focuses on three core areas:
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Digital Health Education
Online health literacy tool achieves nearly 1M organic visitors
An online health information tool designed for people with low health literacy that is affiliated with the Cornell Center for Health Equity and Weill Cornell Medicine has seen more than 800,000 site visits across more than 200 countries.
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RACIAL HEALTH DISPARITIES
Cornell research focuses attention on racial disparities in lung cancer screening
Ongoing work from researchers affiliated with the Cornell Center for Health Equity could help expand lung cancer screening eligibility for Black individuals, a particularly vulnerable population.
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urban & rural insights
We understand the full spectrum
Our Center uniquely engages researchers, thought leaders, and community partners across our Ithaca and New York City campuses, building expertise on how social, economic, and political systems impact health equity.
The Cornell Center for Health Equity has continued to grow its presence at Cornell University in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City to pursue its vision of achieving health equity through collaborative cross-campus research, education, service, and advocacy.”
Jeff NiederDeppe
Co-Director
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