We are currently accepting applications for our health leadership programs!

  • "Our community feels like at times there is no hope, but there is! This program gave me hope!"

    Aryella was looking for an opportunity to share resources and promote mental health and wellness. New Haven Health Leaders became a resource to her as she was trying to be a resource to the community.

    ARYELLA EDWARDS
    New Haven Health Leader ‘21

  • Holly Hackett

    "I learned a lot about research processes and about racism and bias that I had no idea that existed!

    With the things I learned in the Community Research Fellowship and my lived experience, I brought a different lens to my research group. And I continue to do that today!

    HOLLY HACKETT
    Community Research Fellow ‘20

  • "I learned that having the right information is really key in actually advancing communities."

    COVID-19 information should be equitable, and it doesn't matter what area you live in or what your skin color is.

    VICTORIA DANCY
    Vaccine Equity Fellow ‘22

NEW HAVEN HEALTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

The New Haven Health Leaders put their training into practice by focusing on neighborhood-level health issues, while engaging other residents and stakeholders towards the mission of improving health for their communities. Over its 10-year history, CARE has identified solutions to health challenges through community action in collaboration with residents from low-income neighborhoods and with numerous community partners. Together, we have implemented community gardens, mobile farmers’ markets, urban walking trails, and advocated for safer streets for biking and walking.  CARE formalized this work into New Haven Health Leaders, a leadership program that guides New Haven residents on the principles of community organizing and public health.

We are currently accepting applications, click the button below to apply! For questions about the program, please contact info@carenhv.org.

COMMUNITY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Through the Community Research Fellows (CRF) program, we aim to break barriers to patient engagement in Patient Centered Outcome Research at Yale, by developing a network of community stakeholders in New Haven & Bridgeport equipped to partner with Yale investigators. Despite the resources invested in research and patient care, these medical breakthroughs have had little impact on the complex health outcomes that continue to disproportionately affect low-income communities of color. The CRF program is designed to create a network of residents with knowledge, skills, and confidence for a successful partnership with researchers.

For questions about the program, please contact info@carenhv.org.

VACCINE EQUITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

In this 6-month training program, Vaccine Equity Fellows will learn about COVID-19 and flu prevention and vaccination efforts in New Haven, and will receive training on how to have effective conversations about vaccines to increase vaccine confidence and reduce vaccine hesitancy. Fellows will activate their own neighborhood or community-based networks to conduct vaccine outreach as trusted messengers.

Applications for the 2023 Summer cohort closed June 1, 2023. For questions about the program, please contact info@carenhv.org.

Meet the Team

  • Tempestt Latham

    Program Coordinator

  • Jackson Higginbottom, MPH

    Program Development & Communications

  • Bernard Macklin, PhD

    Community Engagement & Project Coordinator

  • Tahnee Cookson Muhammad

    Community Engagement & Project Coordinator