African American Chronic Care Equity through Self-management Program

Program Co-Leads: Jamie Mitchell, Curtis Center Faculty Affiliate and Associate Professor at the School of Social work, Jaclynn Hawkins, Curtis Center Associate Director and Associate Professor at the School of Social Work, and Lenette Jones, Curtis Center Faculty Affiliate and Assistant Professor at the School of Nursing

This Signature Program will address the development, implementation, and translation of behavioral and health services interventions that target improvements in the self-management of chronic diseases among African American adults. Specifically, it will explore the role of health information and health communication behaviors in the self-management of chronic diseases among African American adults, and engage community stakeholders to support chronic disease self-management research. This program will culminate in a half-day symposium hosted at the UM-SSW, focusing on academic-community partnerships to reduce chronic disease self-management disparities for African Americans in Southeast Michigan.