Healthier People...Stronger Communities...A More Equitable World
The Institute for Community Evolution: Transforming Global Consciousness, Fostering Equitable Communities.
Mission
The Institute for Community Evolution advances health equity and community well-being through research, education, advocacy, the arts, and strategic partnerships.
We work alongside students, health professionals, artists, educators, organizational leaders, and community partners to develop initiatives that are locally meaningful, globally informed, and rooted in dignity, reciprocity, and shared learning.
Vision
The Institute for Community Evolution advances health equity and human flourishing by bringing together medicine, science, education, creativity, and community wisdom.
Through reciprocal partnerships, transformative learning experiences, leadership development, research, and the arts, we help individuals and communities build the knowledge, relationships, and capacity needed to thrive.
Our Work
Our work is organized through three interconnected collaboratives. Together, they address health equity, leadership and longevity, creative expression, education, and community resilience.
The Global Health Equity Collaborative:
Advancing health equity through reciprocal global and community partnerships, student education, research, and shared capacity building.
Lead Well, Live Well Collaborative:
Creating opportunities for leaders, organizations, and communities to explore longevity, well-being, human flourishing, and healthier ways of living and leading.
Medi-Arts Collaborative:
Using movement, storytelling, performance, and creative expression to amplify voices, deepen connection, and support individual and collective healing.
· Jimi Appleseed Initiative
community-based storytelling initiative
· The Embodiology® Collaborative
bringing together science, art, embodied wisdom, and healing practices
· Core of Fire Dance Ensemble
building connection and healing through movement, dance, and community
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