Health Equity Collective

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🗓 Mark your calendars and invite your friends for the HEC's September networking session on the role of Mapping and Advocacy. Join us on Thursday, September 26 from 8:30am to 9:30am as Ryan Ramphul, PhD shares his extensive experience in geospatial mapping, GIS (geographic information systems) analysis, and urban planning. As a spatial epidemiologist, Dr. Ramphul investigates the relationships between social factors and health outcomes including cancer, diabetes, and food insecurity in Greater Houston. Dr. Ramphul works both as a Center for Health Equity faculty member and as an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health. Follow the QR code in the flyer or the hyperlink in the comments to access the Zoom details. We hope to see you there! #DrivingBetterHealthTogether

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Lharissa Jacobs and Fit Houston - what a phenomenal job at our walk this morning!!!! I remember just a few years ago when Lharissa shared her vision with me of and fast forward today where we had a hundred people show up for a morning walk alongside the bayou in Kashmere Gardens! Thank you for partnering with the Health Equity Collective! Thank you Harris Health System for hosting us. And huge shout out to Heidi M. Hagen M. Wes Gibson, MPH and Alicia Beth Johnston on behalf of the HEC and the Center for Health Equity for making this happen!

Beauty all around us today - the people, the weather, the energy!! Everyone coming together for an important cause…to elevate health and community! Thank you, Super Neighborhoods #52 and #48, Health Equity Collective, Fit Houston, Harris Health System, Urban Harvest, The Storyhive, and everyone who contributed and participated!! #drivingbetterhealthtogether

👟In collaboration with Fit Houston, Super Neighborhoods 48 (Trinity Gardens) and 52 (Kashmere Gardens), and Harris Health System, we organized an epic Walk and Learn! This day also marks a historic event 64 years ago. The first school to be desegregated in Houston was at Betsy Ross Elementary in Kashmere Gardens. Super Neighborhood president, Keith Downey, reminded us during the walk. Today’s success exemplifies collective impact- the fruits of collaboration, advocacy, and innovation when organizations work together. A huge thanks to Alicia Beth Johnston, Heidi M. Hagen M., and Lharissa Jacobs 🎉 Proud to represent the Health Equity Collective

#WALK30 is Fit Houston’s health campaign to encourage people to walk 30 minutes a day for their health. Walking can improve physical health, mental wellbeing, and has the power to convene communities and people in new ways. Today’s Kashmere Gardens Walk & Learn with Northeast Houston Redevelopment Council, Health Equity Collective, and Harris Health was a great way to be physically active while connecting with advocacy for Kashmere Gardens. What impresses me most is the local leadership through Super Neighborhoods #48 and #52, representing Trinity Gardens and Kashmere Gardens. I have watched them working steadily and constantly over the years to advocate for their neighborhood. It’s the kind of work I love and admire - working every day toward a long-term goal - staying steady during the highs and the lows. That is how progress is made. They established a farmers market, built a strong partnership with Harris Health, and secured $43.4 Million for new sidewalks and drainage. Bravo! 🙌🏾👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👟👟👟 Harris Health System Keith Downey Huey German-Wilson Health Equity Collective Fit Houston

Important health equity considerations in physical activity for youth being raised by Dr. Andrea Ramirez Varela and being recognized on a national stage.

👟 Join us for our next Walk & Learn this Saturday, September 7th from 8:30-10:00 AM! It's not too late to register: https://lnkd.in/gCxfJYrv