The CEC works alongside a diverse network of community partners, including barbershops, churches, universities, community-based organizations, and local government entities.
These partnerships are central to delivering impactful, community-driven programs and expanding the reach of health education, screenings, referrals, and trusted cardiovascular health resources across Mississippi communities.
Working with organizations already rooted in the communities they serve.
Sharing prevention, screening, and wellness information in accessible settings.
Bringing screenings, referrals, and resources directly into local communities.
Through education, screenings, training, and partnerships, CEC programs help promote cardiovascular health awareness, early detection, prevention, and linkage to care.
Engages barbershops to provide blood pressure screenings, health education, and referrals, using trusted community spaces to reduce cardiovascular risk and promote healthy behaviors among Black men.
Expands access to cardiovascular screenings, education, and referrals by delivering services directly to communities, increasing reach and supporting early detection and prevention efforts.
Ensures that community voices remain central to CEC work. Meeting quarterly, the CAB includes JHS cohort participants, CEC program representatives, CHAN members, and community stakeholders who help guide responsive, community-informed initiatives.
Empowers community members to serve as trusted health advocates who share information, promote heart health, and connect people to screenings and resources in their communities.
Equips community members with research knowledge and skills to increase participation in public health initiatives and strengthen community-informed approaches to health improvement.
Partners with faith-based organizations to establish health ministries, deliver cardiovascular screenings and education, and promote policies that support healthy lifestyles and reduce chronic disease risk.
Works with housing communities to reduce cardiovascular risk by providing screenings, health education, and referrals, while promoting healthy living environments for low-income and vulnerable populations.
In partnership with Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., JHS-CEC engages members to serve as health ambassadors, promoting cardiovascular health awareness, supporting community outreach, and connecting individuals to screenings and resources.
Engages municipal leaders to create healthier communities through policy, systems, and environmental changes that increase access to physical activity, healthy foods, tobacco-free spaces, cardiovascular health education, and partnerships.
Community events provide opportunities for health education, screenings, wellness resources, and connection to local support services.
To promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention, this community event will offer health screenings, education, wellness resources, and family-friendly activities.
To promote mental health awareness, this event will provide education on mental health resources, myths versus facts, and available support services for the community.
CEC partnerships help bring cardiovascular health education, prevention resources, screenings, and referrals directly into the communities where people live, worship, learn, work, and gather.
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