Southeast Center for Health Achievement and Growth in Equity (SEACHANGE) Hub

ABSTRACT The mission of the SouthEAst Center for Health Achievement aNd Growth in Equity (SEACHANGE) Hub is to promote health equity and reduce the burden of disease in underserved populations by working hand-in- hand with Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention (CHESI) Projects and the ComPASS

Coordinating Center. The proposed hub harnesses the expertise of nationally recognized scholars to tailor support services and contextual guidance to build CHESI research capacity and develop sustainable interventional models. Led by Caroline Compretta, PhD, the SEACHANGE Hub consists of team members from seven primary

institutions located in three contiguous states in the Southeast (the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi State University, Tougaloo College, University of Southern Mississippi, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tulane University, and Louisiana State University). Its Multidisciplinary Expert Panel also

represents six additional institutions from across the country (Tuskegee University, Southern Poverty Law Center, Carolina Central University, University of Central Arkansas, Brown University, and Mayo Clinic). The SEACHANGE Hub comprises four units: an Administrative and Coordinating Unit, a Research

Methods and Data Management Unit, a Research Capacity Building and Training Unit, and a Community Engagement and Health Equity (CEEQ) Practice Unit. In addition to its Multidisciplinary Expert Panel, the SEACHANGE Hub will be guided in its work by a Community Advisory Board and two evaluators from Social

Grove, Inc. Members of the SEACHANGE Hub will work closely with the CHESIs it has been assigned and actively participate as a member of the ComPASS Program, including its Coordinating Center (CCC), Steering Committee, and local and national Health Equity Research Assemblies. The Research Methods and Data

Management Unit will work closely with the CCC to harmonize data elements and management, and provide tailored scientific support and technical guidance for its assigned CHESIs. The Research Capacity Building and Training Unit will coordinate, design, and deliver tailored research and training support to its assigned

CHESIs and share the programs it designs with the CCC and other Hubs. The CEEQ Practice Unit will provide tailored support to each of the CHESIs assigned to the SEACHANGE Hub to effectively implement community outreach and engagement strategies and develop and implement its CEEQ Scholars Program. The

Administrative and Coordinating Unit will coordinate the work of the SEACHANGE Hub’s MEP, Community Advisory Board and its units to ensure coordination of efforts.