Breaking Down Barriers to Enrollment in Public Health Insurance: Eastside Access Partnership (pdf)
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In 2000 the Eastside Access Partnership (EAP) was organized to identify barriers to enrollment in these neighborhoods and to develop strategies to reduce these barriers. EAP is part of a larger university-community partnership known as the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center (URC). The URC brings together Detroit community organizations, the Detroit Health Department and the University of Michigan Schools of Public Health and Nursing to address factors affecting the health and well being of residents of Detroit neighborhoods. The URC focuses on neighborhoods on the East and Southwest sides of Detroit and seeks to develop policies and interventions that address these factors in ways that build upon and enhance the strengths and resources of the communities.
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