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Professor and Chair of Community Health and Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine

Tabia Henry Akintobi, PhD, MPH is Professor and Chair of The Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine. She is a globally sought social behavioral scientist and public health practitioner leading or collaborating in community-driven translational research and programs contributing to the eradication of health disparities thereby advancing community and population health transformation. She is Principal Investigator of the Morehouse School of Medicine Prevention Research Center funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designed to advance the art and implementation science of community-based participatory research grounded in community governance. She leads or advises other local and national centers, institutes and networks funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and the Department of Health and Human Services, among many others. She is an extensively published contributor to the peer reviewed literature and co-author of texts including The Morehouse Model: How School of Medicine, Revolutionized Community Engagement and Health Equity and the 2 nd and 3 rd editions of the globally recognized Principles of Community Engagement Primer . As Associate Dean for Community Engagement, she facilitates or amplifies community-centered, equity-driven, evidence-based multisectoral partnerships that advance health equity and justice. Her work is guided by graduate training in public health, with specializations in social marketing, community-based participatory research, and evaluation.

1. Thu, Feb 201:10 PM

   Values, Practices and Systems Advancing Community-Engaged Research Trust

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