Community & Health Equity
The University of Illinois Cancer Center is a community-focused cancer center.
Our community engagement team collaborates with researchers to provide real-world, actionable input about the needs and priorities of the communities we serve.
We partner with UI Health and its Mile Square Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) with a network of clinics, and more than 55 community and national organizations to increase cancer awareness, education, screening, interventions and community involvement.
Our Aims
AIM 1: Define and monitor the cancer burden within the catchment area to inform the development and implementation of research and community responsive interventions that address the needs of the catchment area and beyond.
AIM 2: Promote and conduct community-informed evidence-based outreach and education, facilitated through community and academic partnerships that translate into and inform research.
AIM 3: Inform and foster community-engaged research across the University of Illinois Cancer Center’s basic, clinical, and population science programs, including disseminating actionable information to researchers, clinicians, and community stakeholders.
AIM 4: Support the development, implementation, and dissemination of policy and advocacy initiatives that advance cancer health equity for the Cancer Center’s catchment area and beyond.
Contact Us
Office of Community Engagement and Health Equity
312-355-5660
CEHE Request Form
Please complete this request form if you would like the CEHE Office to be part of supporting your activities.
