C3EN Team Member Highlight: Brittney Lange-Maia
The chance to be healthy isn’t something everyone has, and that realization pulled me into public health.
Alive Faith Network’s Heart 2 Heart study featured in Chicago Sun-Times
Alive Faith Network’s Heart 2 Heart study, led by C3EN’s Beth Lynch, LaDawne Jenkins, and Steve Epting, is featured in “Closing the gap: How a church-hospital intervention on Chicago’s West Side is aiming to reduce hypertension,” a comic by...
C3EN Hosts Third Annual Meeting
On September 12, 2024, C3EN held its third annual meeting at the Study at the University of Chicago, convening researchers and community-based organizations for a day of talks, posters, and networking. The day began with gatherings for C3EN Pilot and Joyce Chapman...
Community Action Spotlight: St Stephen AME Church
“It really don’t take much to share food. I never think I don’t have enough to share. Jesus fed people, he encouraged people, and he asked people how they were doing. If we could do that, we’d be all right.”
CSAC Member Highlight: Steve M. Epting
I used to go to the doctor afraid of what I was going to hear–now I go waiting for the results and wanting to hear what they see. That impact for me has impacted my church—for them to see my journey and take on their own. Today I want people to know why they want to be healthy. Everyone has their own why.