VISION

Healthier communities.
Stronger partnerships.
Lasting change.

MISSION

Cultivate authentic partnerships that center community voices and advance sustainable, equitable health outcomes.

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. 

WORKING TOGETHER TO:

  • Design public health programs with communities
  • Translate evidence into local action
  • Strengthen community leadership and capacity
  • Build partnerships grounded in lived experience
  • Prepare students through experiential learning
  • Advance implementation research and sustainability 

WE AIM TO:

  • Understand what works and where
  • Elevate community priorities and outcomes
  • Strengthen program impact and sustainability
  • Advance knowledge for stronger public health systems
  • Promote learning across diverse communities
  • Bridge research, practice, and community priorities

We believe that community voice is expertise—and that lasting impact grows from relationships, trust, and shared purpose.