Welcome to The Healthy Environments Partnership
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 The Healthy Environment Partnership (HEP) is a community-based participatory research partnership with a focus on understanding and promoting heart health in Detroit neighborhoods. We examine and develop interventions to address aspects of the social and physical environment that contribute to racial and socioeconomic disparities in cardiovascular disease.
Established in 2000, we are a partnership among: Detroit community organizations, including Brightmoor Community Center, Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, Friends of Parkside, and Rebuilding Communities Incorporated; the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion; Henry Ford Health System; a community-member-at-large; and the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
We are an affiliated project of the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (Detroit URC).
UPDATES:
 Walk Your Heart to Health (WYHH) is our walking group program for Detroiters who want to get out and walk together to improve their heart health. This blog contains all the information you need about our walking groups and about how they can help you improve your health and the health of your community. Visit the blog at: www.wyhh.wordpress.com
This factsheet highlights results from our Walk Your Heart to Health Walking Group Program. Results show that Detroit residents who participated in the walking groups were able to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease and improve their overall health and well-being.
This handout provides a summary of our partnership, projects and partner organizations. It also includes our contact information. Feel free to download it and share it to your next community event!
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