Health Equity Initiatives

 

We are working together to improve health outcomes across Purdue and beyond through a cross-disciplinary approach that enables Purdue to leverage its unique assets to address health disparities.

Our mission is to marshal the considerable resources at Purdue to ensure all people have fair access to resources and opportunities that will allow them to make healthy choices.

Our vision is to enable Purdue to become a collaborative, transformational, and interdisciplinary leader in Health Equity by leveraging its unique assets to address health disparities and improve health outcomes across Indiana and beyond.

We’ve identified three focus areas where Purdue can provide leadership in health equity. Purdue’s strengths in education and research, technology and data, engagement and entrepreneurship, and communication and policy provide a strong foundation for making a difference in all three of our focus areas.

Health Equity Summit

We invite you to attend the 2nd Annual Health Equity Summit.  The event will feature keynote speaker Dr. Judy Monroe, President, and CEO of the CDC Foundation, focusing on data modernization as it relates to health equity and her experience in the Governor's Public Health Commission here in the State of Indiana.

Sponsors include the Office of the Provost, Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, College of Health & Human Sciences, and College of Veterinary Medicine. 

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
8:00 am-3:00 pm
Purdue Memorial Union - North Ballroom
Summit Agenda

Registration is open.

 

 

 

These Core Values Guide Our work

Equity

• Identifying and addressing health disparities.
• Helping to develop a pipeline of diverse health equity faculty, staff, and partners.

  Collaboration

• Cross-campus, inter-disciplinary efforts to tackle complex challenges.

  Results 

• Tracking and sharing tangible & measurable outcomes on the most pressing HEI focus areas

  Community 

• Connecting communities with the resources across Purdue to work together to build healthier communities.
• Building trust in communities through outreach and engagement.

  Education 

• Faculty at the core using education, research, evaluation, and applied learning to make a significant change.
• Leveraging the power and passion of Purdue’s student body.