VISION
A healthier tomorrow for communities and individuals
MISSION
Cultivate authentic partnerships that elevate community voices and foster enduring solutions for equitable health outcomes
ABOUT US
Connecting Communities and Research for Healthier Futures
The CCEDIR brings people, partners, and evidence together to create and implement real-world solutions that advance health equity in Indiana, across the nation, and globally.
We are the connector hub for community-engaged research and implementation science at the Indiana University School of Public Health–Bloomington.
We work alongside communities, practitioners, and researchers to:
- Design, adapt, and implement public health programs with community partners
- Turn evidence into practical solutions that work locally
- Strengthen community capacity and leadership
- Build partnerships that honor lived experience
- Train students through hands-on, real-world learning
- Advance research that improves how public health programs are adopted, implemented, and sustained
Our research aims to:
- Understand what works, for whom, and in what settings
- Elevate community-defined goals and outcomes
- Improve the reach, relevance, and long-term sustainability of health programs
- Build knowledge that strengthens public health systems
- Support shared learning across rural, urban, and global communities
We believe that community voice is expertise—and that lasting impact grows from relationships, trust, and shared purpose.