Duke partners with Durham Public Schools Foundation to support student mental health.
Duke Entity: Duke Health
Clinic locations include Lyon Park, Holton, Walltown and Southern High School
Offers low income seniors who have chronic health problems and disabilities to have access to in home healthcare especially for those living in public housing facilities.
Addresses access to specialty medical care including medical equipment loans, homelessness transitions and community health worker supports.
Duke health professionals support the sustainable and humane production of food in combination with access to healthy food.
Addressing racism in health care and the need for patient advocacy are two specific areas of focus.
Latch is a program of the Population Health Management Office to increase access to healthcare for the un- or under-insured residents of Durham.
A network of Duke experts and organizations addressing COVID safety in the LatinX community.
Long-standing Duke Health internship program named from Duke and Durham leader, Mary Ann Black, serves local students entering the healthcare field.
Each year several Duke departments and groups sponsor and help build new Habitat homes. This includes the student Duke Habitat for Humanity club, Duke Chapel, Duke Health, Department of Neurology and Duke University Hospital, and the Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs.