Find your people within CGHE
Member communities
Climate vulnerability and health
A community for CGHE members working at the intersection of climate change, environmental risk and health equity. This group connects researchers studying heat, flooding, air quality, food systems and other climate-driven health threats with a shared commitment to the communities most exposed.
Women and communities
A community for CGHE members whose work centers the health of women, girls and gender-diverse people across global settings. Research themes include maternal and reproductive health, gender-based violence, nutrition, mental health and the structural determinants of health outcomes.
Faculty leads: Cheryl Moyer, Gary Harper
Staff lead: Seema Jolly
Vaccine equity
A community for CGHE members working to advance equitable, timely access to vaccines around the world. This group connects U-M faculty and researchers with experts and implementers in vaccine programming globally, offering a space for networking, feedback on ongoing research, and collaboration grounded in the recognition that the U.S. has as much to learn from international partners as to offer.
Staff lead: Kristina Rice
Global cancer
A community for CGHE members working to advance cancer equity across diverse global settings. This group brings together researchers and clinicians across AI and digital health, environmental sustainability, and care delivery, in partnership with institutions in Kenya, Pakistan, and Michigan, working to reduce disparities along the cancer continuum.
Faculty lead: Nate Nessle
Staff leads: Kristina Rice, Joe Wanyoike
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Have an idea for a member community that doesn't exist yet? Global health equity work spans every discipline, and if your research connects to it, there's a place for you here. We'd love to hear about it and talk through what it could look like.