Bridges Center Mission
Facilitate the improvement of the health and well being of the community and to provide a forum for the development of health care professionals by building relationships or bridges between CMU and the surrounding communities through the:
- Convening of university and community health and human services professionals to form multidisciplinary partnerships
- Integration of university and community expertise and resources
- Provision of applied research, educational, clinical and service learning opportunities for students, faculty and health care professionals
The Bridges Center for Healthy Life Transitions brings together community health stakeholders and interdisciplinary faculty to identify needs, assets, barriers, and partnership opportunities through research, service and education.
The creation of the Bridges Center represents a merging of expertise and resources among the university and surrounding communities to address long-term Community Health Issues.