Building Bridges Between CUHD-E and the Community

The Center for Urban Health Development-Ethiopia (CUHD-E):

• Serves as a bridge between Center for Urban Health Development-Ethiopia (CUHD-E), facilitation understanding and information sharing so as to improve health outcomes
• Facilitates collaborations between Center for Urban Health Development-Ethiopia (CUHD-E) around research, community projects, program planning/implementation and evaluation.
• Improves the understandings of Center for Urban Health Development-Ethiopia (CUHD-E) as they relate to the health needs and aspirations of the community; and at the same time, to improve the understandings of the community as to the work that Center for Urban Health Development-Ethiopia (CUHD-E) does that has the promise of improving the health and well-being of the community
• Strengthens the capacity of the Addis Ababa neighborhoods by bringing the knowledge and skills available through CUHD-E to the needs and issues identified by the community
• Strengthens the academic offerings and opportunities within CUHD-E as they relate to urban health and development
• Initiates and monitors sustainable, collaborative interventions that will improve the health and well-being of Addis Ababa neighborhoods