Signature Initiatives
The CCEDIR’s signature initiatives bring our mission to life through community-driven, equity-centered programs that connect research, implementation, and real-world action. Each initiative reflects the power of authentic partnership—where community priorities shape design, implementation, and outcomes. Through GOAL, Hoosier Health Check, and Immersive Community–Academic Partnerships (ICAP), CCEDIR collaborates with organizations across Indiana to strengthen health, expand opportunities, and build sustainable solutions that honor local strengths, lived experience, and shared purpose.
Get Onboard Active Living (GOAL)
GOAL is a family-focused physical activity and nutrition initiative delivered in partnership with schools, parks and recreation departments, health systems, and community organizations. It supports children and caregivers in building healthy, active lifestyles through after-school programming, Family Nights, and community-based activities.
Learn more here!
Hoosier Health Check
Hoosier Health Check is a collaborative mobile screening initiative that brings preventive health services—including blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose checks, nutrition assessments (e.g., Veggie Meter), and grip strength—to trusted community spaces across Indiana. The initiative builds supportive, strengths-based conversations around health and connects individuals to local resources.
Hoosier Health Check represents CCEDIR’s commitment to working with communities to better understand local health needs and opportunities. Each event is co-facilitated with community partners, who guide the structure, setting, and outreach to ensure screenings feel welcoming, empowering, and culturally responsive. Findings help shape local planning, inform implementation research, and strengthen community capacity for long-term health improvement.
Immersive Community–Academic Partnerships (ICAP)
ICAP (Immersive Community–Academic Partnerships) is a community-requested, community-driven model where CCEDIR faculty, staff, and students become embedded partners within local organizations to co-explore opportunities across research, teaching, service, program development, and capacity-building. ICAP sites emerge only at the invitation of community organizations and follow priorities defined by the community itself.
ICAP creates a shared space where communities and academic partners imagine, develop, and strengthen collaborative ideas that respond directly to local needs while providing rich experiential learning for students.
- City of Bloomington Parks & Recreation
Working collaboratively to support youth, family, and community health initiatives, including GOAL and other community-engaged projects.
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