Community Engagement
We seek to improve health by encouraging community-based research and by ensuring that community engagement occurs across the full spectrum of clinical and translational research.
We believe that partnership between researchers and communities more effectively translates research into policy, practice and more.
Our Community Resources
Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity (CARHE)
The Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity brings together four pillars of work- healthcare redesign, research, community and education – all with the goal of making sure everyone has a fair shot at a healthy life, no matter where they live.
Community Health
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics’ Community Health team mobilizes and facilitates partnerships between clinical providers, academic experts, and community stakeholders to improve health and wellness. Some of our projects include:
- ALL Together: Supporting substance misuse prevention and recovery in the Upper Valley.
- Emergency Department Recovery Coaching: Providing support to patients with substance use disorder.
- “Farmacy” Garden at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center: Improving food security in the Upper Valley.
- Greater Sullivan County 360: Supporting substance misuse prevention and recovery in Greater Sullivan County.
- Partners for Community Wellness: A network of community health advisors, advocates, and philanthropists working to improve the health of their communities.
- Project Launch: Promoting a healthy start for young children and their caregivers.
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Strengthening community preparedness and capacity for responding to public health emergencies in the Upper Valley and in Greater Sullivan County.
Center for Rural Health Care Delivery Science
Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement (DICE) at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
The Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing Geisel’s diversity programs and executing its mission of promoting unity and respect within its community. DICE serves as an advisor to underrepresented students and student groups and works to support and ensure the success and retention of all minority students, faculty, and staff.
Our Partners
The Northern New England CO-OP Practice and Community Based Research Network (NNE CO-OP PCBRN)
The Northern New England CO-OP Practice and Community Based Research Network (NNE CO-OP PCBRN) is sponsored by the Department of Community & Family Medicine at Dartmouth Hitchcok and Geisel School of Medicine in collaboration with the University of Vermont and Maine Health. As a voluntary, cooperative network of primary care clinicians, the CO-OP provides opportunities for members to develop new research skills and conduct studies in partnership with their patients, academic researchers, and the communities they serve. As the oldest continuously operating PBRN in the country, we’re proud to continue our rich history of improving patient outcomes, instilling a focus of patient values, and developing methods that work in busy community-practice settings across the region.
