The Division of Community Health Sciences’ focus is to develop the means of reducing disease casualty in under-served communities by integrating, supporting and expanding existing and developing collaborative relationships between researchers and communities.

Mark DeHaven, Ph.D., Division Chief
E-mail: mark.dehaven@UTSouthwestern.edu

Janice Rookstool, Clinical Research Manager
E-mail: janice.rookstool@UTSouthwestern.edu

For additional Community Health Sciences staff, see the Division Directory.

Division of Community Health Sciences Projects:
 
The GoodNEWS Lifestyle Enhancement Program  
Mark DeHaven, Ph.D., Director

A faith-based wellness program, this study will train Lay Health Promoters (LHPs) from African-American churches to administer healthy living lessons and activities to their congregations in order to improve overall health and address cardiovascular disease.

M-CHIP
Mark DeHaven, Ph.D., Director

The Model Community Health Initiatives Program (M-CHIP) supports pilot projects for reducing the disproportionate burden of disease in under-served communities. The program’s goal is to develop equitable and effective models of health for reducing and eliminating health disparities. M-CHIP pilot awards are offered specifically for developing and refining ideas for new model programs, and gathering preliminary data related to their effectiveness.  Awardees include:

Community Health Research Initiative
Mark DeHaven, Ph.D., Chair

The CHRI is a unified and functionally integrated platform of resources with three objectives: 1) to support, integrate, and expand existing community-engaged and community-responsive research, 2) to develop and evaluate new community partnerships and projects, and 3) to provide expert guidance and consultative advice to investigators planning to carry out community-engaged research.