Last Updated on February 9, 2022 by Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University
I-HOPE (Indiana Healthy Opportunities for People Everywhere) invites the public to attend a call-to-action meeting on Friday, February 11, with a goal of helping community members with action planning so that Cass County can have everything it needs to improve health access.
The call-to-action meeting will take place from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. at Ivy Tech Community College Logansport Campus Community Room (Room #150) located at 1 Ivy Tech Drive in Logansport, Indiana 46947.
I-HOPE is a statewide initiative that aims to reduce health disparities for better health outcomes. We support communities with innovative tools for building collaboration, hearing the voice of the community, and guiding participants to action. Learn more at: i-hope.purdue.edu.
Event: I-HOPE Call-to-Action Meeting (Cass County)
Date/Time: February 11, 2022 10 A.M. – 12 P.M.
Location: Ivy Tech Community College in Logansport
Registration: casscountycta.eventbrite.ca
About I-HOPE (Indiana Health Opportunities for People Everywhere):
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted preventative healthcare, exacerbated chronic illness, and cast a spotlight on how the health of Hoosiers is affected by the conditions in which people live, play, learn and work. Now, nearly 100 I-HOPE partners throughout the state are working together to address health disparities, which are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or in opportunities to achieve optimal health.
I-HOPE will address barriers to care that exist for people living in rural areas, minorities, and people from different cultures and backgrounds. From healthcare associations, coalitions and state agencies to faith-based organizations and universities, I-HOPE partners are collaborating to improve multiple conditions that affect health such as nutrition, affordable housing, transportation, childcare issues, and safe and secure employment.
Over the next two years, the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering at Purdue University and its I-HOPE collaborators will engage with 30 Indiana counties, boosting local strengths and building more inclusive networks to connect people to needed health services. Health equity analysts are charged with identifying and including all voices in community-level, strategic planning.