Community Engagement

The Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES) has a strong commitment to serving, informing, and learning from the community and fostering bi-directional communication between researchers and the public. The goals of the Community Engagement Core (CEC) are to:

Foster collaborations and co-learning experiences for environmental health advocates, stakeholders, leaders, and researchers
Serve as a resource for environmental health information and expertise
Promote environmental health awareness
Advance the science of community engagement

Community Engagement Team (as pictured above from L to R)

Brian Smith @ brian.smith9@wayne.edu
James Blessman @ jambles@med.wayne.edu
Peter Lichtenberg @ p.lichtenberg@wayne.edu
Carrie Leach @ carrieleach@wayne.edu
Nick Schroeck @ nschroeck@wayne.edu

Mini-Grant Funded Projects

See the work of our mini-grants recipients addressing local environmental concerns --> View project summaries & resources

Guided Environmental Health Tours

Interested in learning first hand about environmental health in Detroit? --> Visit our tour page

Mobile Environmental Health Programs

We offer free mobile educational outreach events! You can choose to have one of our programs presented at a location of your choice by Brian Smith, our Outreach Coordinator, who will bring food, resources, and answer any questions you and your group might have. Contact Brian Smith at 313-577-5045 or email brian.smith9@wayne.edu.

Program topics include:

Fact Sheets

Community Partners

We are grateful to the members of our Community Advisory Board for their leadership and their guidance in planning, communicating, and helping us formulate strategies to address Detroit's environmental health concerns.