CUNY INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH EQUITY
The City University of New York (CUNY) Institute for Health Equity (CIHE) is a CUNY-wide institute that coordinates research, teaching, service and community engagement with the goal eliminate health inequalities, reduce health disparities and promote health.
In 2020-2021 CIHE embarked in a Strategic Plan process that defined CIHE’s mission, goals and actions items for the next 5 and 10 years. At CIHE’s core are a group of distinguished faculty (affiliated and contributing) from across the CUNY-system; undergraduate and graduate students and community partners.
The CUNY Institute of Health Equity at Lehman College is proud to announce its recertification for a five-year period, authorized by the Board of Trustees, effective June 25, 2024.
Spotlight
Inaugural Healthy Aging Symposium Helps Shape the Future of Aging
International and community experts share practices to strengthen late-life wellbeing
Another Quarter Million Dollars for Minority Health Research
CUNY Institute for Health Equity at Lehman one of only six institutions to win competitive award
$4.5 Million For a Healthier Bronx
Two major grants from NIH and Title V fund career pipeline programs
Health Disparities Dissemination Science (HDDS) Faculty Summer Fellowship
- Foster the design of feasible health promotion interventions targeting the Bronx
- Reduce health disparities in high-risk racial and ethnic populations
- Prevent chronic diseases through creative, innovative, and research-based interventions
Applications are now being accepted.
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