Rules of Engagement
Rules of Engagement is a monthly podcast showcasing the projects and partners of the University of Minnesota’s North Minneapolis-based Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC). Conversation topics center on UROC’s research mission of working in scholarly-based partnership with urban communities to advance learning, improve quality of life, and discover breakthrough solutions to critical problems. The series is hosted by UROC Senior Director for Community Partnerships, Makeda Zulu, with production assistance from Blackbird Revolt.
Topics include birthing justice, community partnerships, job creation, food justice to name a few.
About UROC:
Located in North Minneapolis, the Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC) links the University of Minnesota in vital public partnership with urban communities to advance learning, improve quality of life, and discover breakthrough solutions to critical problems. Since opening its doors in 2009, UROC has worked to build thriving, innovative, and respectful collaborations, create new models of urban and community development, and strengthen the University as a vitally engaged 21st-century university serving the public good.
Rules of Engagement
Partnering to Improve the Health of all Minnesotans
As Minnesota's Commissioner of Health, Dr. Brooke Cunningham is responsible for directing the work of the Minnesota Department of Health, the state's lead public health agency, responsible for protecting, maintaining, and improving the health of all Minnesotans. Dr. Cunningham is a general internist, sociologist, and assistant professor in the University of Minnesota’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and a primary care provider at the University’s Community-University Health Care Clinic. Her research focused on developing strategies to reduce racial disparities in health, including addressing the adverse impacts of exposure to racism. Dr. Cunningham and podcast host UROC Executive Director Makeda Zulu will discuss how the state’s health priorities dovetail with UROC’s mission and how partnerships are a way to move forward.
