Allied Media Projects is searching for an academic researcher or journalist interested in studying the impact of our innovative digital media arts-integration program, Detroit Future Schools (DFS). Their goal is to produce a case study (or similar effort) about any or all of the following:

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) Health Disparities Reduction and Minority Health Section (HDRMHS) released a toolkit designed to engage communities around how where we live, learn, work, and play impacts health. Health Equity in Michigan: A Toolkit for Action explores how education, food access, stress, discrimination and access to health care are linked to the health and overall wellbeing of communities.

The toolkit consists of a video, factsheets, activities, discussion questions, and additional resources about health. The toolkit also includes a facilitator guide for organizations and individuals who are interested in leading discussions in their communities. 

Access the toolkit and video by visiting www.michigan.gov/minorityhealth.

This winter our newsletter highlights some excellent collaborative research efforts and events taking place in Michigan. If you know of new collaborative research that has come about through participation in the Community-Academic Research Network (CAR-Network), This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 153); text-decoration: none; ">send us an email to let us know. We are curious to learn how folks are engaging with us.

Winter 2013 newsletter

Thursday, January 31, 
6:00-8:30 pm 
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, 
1211 Trumbull St. near Fort St.