COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR BETTER HEALTH
A 501 (c)3 Coalition of Faith, Community, and Health-Related Organizations
Enhancing collaborations...Advancing awareness
About Us
Our Mission
To educate individuals, organizations, and the community with the necessary knowledge and tools to improve health, quality of life, and eliminate health disparities.
Our Vision
Improved health status of individuals in communities across Nevada.
Our Story...
Community Partners for Better Health (CPBH) was established in 2004 as a diverse, broad-based collaborative 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
The CPBH Coalition membership is composed of...
Health care professionals
Health care providers
Community citizens
The Faith community
We're united in a common cause to eliminate health disparities. Among our extensive membership are in excess of 30...
Faith-based institutions
Health care agencies
Health professionals
Each member organization has a desire and is committed to the overarching mission to eliminate ethnic and racial health disparities in Southern Nevada.
We have a history of successfully implementing activities and evidenced-based projects that address our mission and objectives.
Our activities are implemented, in part, by drawing on the strengths of our member organizations, particularly the Faith community.
Our Objectives
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CREATE & PROMOTE public awareness and education concerning...
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Disease prevention
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Mental health and suicide prevention
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Opioid addiction awareness
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Healthy lifestyles
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Inequities of health disparities
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Creative collaborative initiatives that FILL THE GAP in unavailable critical service areas
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FACILITATE health-screenings and workshops on disease and health behaviors which disproportionately exist among people of color
TARGET POPULATION
People who are disproportionately impacted by the rate of chronic disease, specifically...
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Cancer
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Diabetes
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Hepatitis
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HIV/AIDS
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Heart Disease
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Hypertension/Strokes
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Infant Mortality
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Obesity
...and yet remain the under-served