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==='''Live Well Wake'''===
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Shaw University is partnering with Wake County Health and Human Services to implement a component of the Live Well Wake program to improve COVID-19 services in Wake County. The program was made possible by a $38 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded to Wake County Health and Human Services. The Live Well Wake initiative brings together community-based organizations and local Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Shaw and St. Augustine’s University) to advance health equity, expand support for innovative approaches in addressing COVID-19, and obtain information to inform health equity decisions and evaluative designs for improving data collection and reporting activities, oriented toward reduction of health disparities among high-risk and underserved populations in Wake County communities.
June 2022, Shaw University joined the Gold Standard Community, receiving accreditation as a Gold Standard employer from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer. Our university is the first HBCU to earn Gold Standard accreditation. Commitment Gold Standard employer recognition is extended to universities that champion health and well-being by advancing prevention, diagnosis, and quality treatment of cancer for students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and communities. Barbara Powell-Jackson, Gold Community Engagement Coordinator and an adjunct professor in the Shaw University School of Business and Professional Studies, led the accreditation process. Shaw is committed to the health of our employees and<br />
bringing life-saving benefits of cancer prevention, early detection, and quality care to employees, students, and<br />
communities. The school of Business and Professional Studies received a $60,000 renewable grant from the CEO round <br />
provides resources to encourage activity that will improve health outcomes among populations in the area who are<br />
disproportionately affected by cancer. The Shaw University Center for Racial and Social Justice is also a <br />
supporting partner of this initiative.
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