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.
Signature Initiatives
Get Onboard Active Living
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.
Hoosier Health Check
Hoosier Health Check (HHC) 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 fosters supportive, strengths-based conversations around health and connects individuals to local resources.
HHC delivers recurring, community-embedded health screening events across three rural Indiana counties (Greene, Scott, Brown), partnering with local organizations to bring preventive services directly into community settings. Community partners help shape the structure, setting, and outreach to ensure screenings are welcoming, empowering, and culturally responsive. The program strengthens access to care and advances early detection in areas with limited health infrastructure, and contributes to ongoing research on scalable, community-based prevention models.
Community-Embedded HHC Events
Learn more about the community-embedded Hoosier Health Check events.HHC partners with the Greene County Mobile Food Pantry to offer monthly screenings alongside its drive-thru distribution in Linton, Indiana on the second Monday of each month, reaching more than 160 individuals at each event.
In Scott County, Hoosier Health Check partners with the Coalition to Eliminate the Abuse of Substances (CEASe) to offer monthly screenings on the third Thursday. Connected through the Center for Rural Engagement, CEASe and HHC work together to expand access to preventive services and strengthen pathways to care.
Coming Summer 2026
In addition to the community-embedded model, Hoosier Health Check can be integrated into existing events, such as health fairs and other community gatherings.
Interested in bringing Hoosier Health Check to your community or event? Contact us to learn more about partnership opportunities.
HHC Site Spotlight: Greene County Mobile Food Pantry
By collaborating with local organizations, healthcare providers, and community leaders, Hoosier Health Check is helping improve early detection, expand community outreach, and build healthier communities across rural Indiana. The initiative also provides IU students with hands-on opportunities to serve communities throughout the state, reflecting the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington’s mission to improve health through teaching, research, and community engagement.
Working alongside nearly 15 community partners at the Greene County Mobile Food Pantry, Hoosier Health Check continues to expand its impact month after month. The following numbers are specific to this site and do not account for ALL Hoosier Health Check events.
November 2025
120Households Served
15Health Screenings Provided
January 2026
82Households Served
5Screenings Provided
February 2026
81Households Served
23Screenings Provided
April 2026
112 Households Served
15Screenings Provided
"After receiving an elevated screening at a Hoosier Health Check event, I contacted my doctor and scheduled a follow-up appointment. After more testing, I found out I have diabetes. Without coming to [HHC], I may not have found that out for a long time!"
Stories like this highlight the importance of preventive screenings and early awareness. While Hoosier Health Check does not diagnose medical conditions, the program provides participants with valuable health information they can share with their healthcare providers to support informed next steps and ongoing care.
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.
Working collaboratively to support youth, family, and community health initiatives, including GOAL and other community-engaged projects.
"Working with CCEDIR through our Immersive Community Academic Partnership (ICAP) has allowed the City of Bloomington, Parks and Recreation, to be a leader in providing community-based health and wellness programming. The City of Bloomington, Parks and Recreation looks forward to future opportunities with CCEDIR as we move forward in making Bloomington the best place to explore, play, and connect!"- Shelby Drake
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