CHEC x CHE Health Equity Working Group

The CHEC x CHE Health Equity Working Group is an open, welcoming community for anyone interested in engaging with and advancing health equity scholarship. We invite colleagues from any department or discipline who seek a supportive space to learn, collaborate, and deepen their work in the health equity space.

We meet weekly and follow a structured monthly cycle designed to promote progress, build skills, and strengthen connections:

• Week 1 – Works in Progress (WIP): A collaborative forum where members share early-stage ideas or analyses and receive constructive, collegial feedback.
• Weeks 2 & 4 – Writing Group: Focused writing sessions centered on a shared project- providing accountability, momentum, and collective problem-solving.
• Week 3 – Skill Building: Interactive sessions led by invited experts who introduce new methods, analytical approaches, and emerging issues in health equity.

Our goal is to cultivate an inclusive, energizing environment where researchers at all levels can support one another and advance meaningful health equity work together.

Please send any questions to CollaborativeinHeathEquity@umassmed.edu