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Purdue CHEqI Team administering vaccinations at Gleaners Indiana Chin Baptist Church Mobile Food Pantry

Purdue CHEqI Team Providing Vaccinations at Gleaners & Indiana Chin Baptist Church Mobile Food Pantry

CHEqI Spanish Language Track students volunteer for Latino Center for Wellness and Education Festival

Faculty, fellows, and students on the CHEqI Team

Dr. Jerome Adams, Dr. Jasmine Gonzalvo, Dr. Adeoye-Olatunde, and Holly Wood

Dr. Jerome Adams (Presidential Fellow and the Executive Director of Purdue's Health Equity Initiatives) with CHEqI Faculty (Drs. Gonzalvo and Adeoye-Olatunde), and Holly Wood (Senior Director of Health Equity Initiatives)

Improving access to pharmacist-managed birth control services at Purdue University

Teaching student ambassadors from Purdue’s College of Pharmacy meaningful ways to get involved as health equity advocates

Implementing the Community Health Workforce Development Institute to align and scale Community Health Worker efforts, expanding employment opportunities throughout Indiana

Offering adolescent wellbeing, physical activity & preventative care programs in collaboration with Purdue Polytechnic High School

Partnering with community pharmacies and central Indiana food banks to implement innovative on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics for people experiencing food insecurity

The Center for Health Equity and Innovation (CHEqI) in the College of Pharmacy at Purdue University was established in 2020 to address the needs of populations who are historically underserved.

CHEqI is committed to addressing upstream factors that address today’s health disparities using collaborative community- and person-centered approaches. We are particularly focused on adolescent and aging populations, along with populations experiencing food and housing insecurity

Please read our Executive Summary, which includes an overview of our mission, vision, and cornerstone efforts.

Community Health Access Model Program

Purdue Polytechnic High School

Women's Health

Community Health Workforce Development Institute

Spanish Language Track

Student Advisory Board

Global Health Equity Fellowship

Curriculum

Student Internships

"For over a year, Walgreens has been working collaboratively with CHEqI, to provide immunizations to our communities who are most vulnerable. These efforts have allowed us to capture populations at a disadvantage due to various access challenges. In partnership with Purdue’s Center for Health Equity, we have been able to successfully drive health outcomes and address social determinants of health in local areas."

Jordan Smith, PharmD, AAHIVP
Area 57 Healthcare Supervisor
Walgreens

"I have found a community of equally passionate individuals within CHEqI with which to enact change locally and globally. Having a safe space to not only openly discuss current health disparities, but ways in which we can make a tangible difference has been rewarding beyond compare."

Cealia Tolliver
2022-2023 CHEqI Student Ambassador President
Purdue University

"CHEqI has been an integral partner in advancing health and wellness at PPHS. Their innovative, community-based approach addresses the whole person, setting the stage to level-up well-being and student achievement."

Shana Cash
Personal Learning Coach
Purdue Polytechnic High School

"Students’ social and emotional learning, as well as their physical health, is of utmost importance at PPHS. Together with PPHS Coach Shana Cash, CHEqI has been the primary driver in advancing our wellness-centered programming. CHEqI's research-backed efforts have been an invaluable support to our passion projects and immersions. They're a true partner and have been with us each step of the way as we continue to hone our approach to student and staff wellness."

Drew Goodin
Lead Coach
Purdue Polytechnic High School

"Improving access to health care for all Hoosiers, particularly for communities who are underserved, is of the utmost importance. CHEqI’s efforts to improve access to health services are mitigating health disparities among our most vulnerable members of society."

Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH, FASA
Executive Director of Health Equity Initiatives, Presidential Fellow, Distinguished Professor of Practice
Purdue University