UC San Diego Center for Community Health (CCH) at the Altman Clinical & Translational Research Institute envisions healthy communities where everyone has an equitable opportunity to thrive. Our mission is to advance health equity through community partnerships by transforming public health practice, research, and education. We believe change happens when all three components work to inform and reinforce each other. 

CCH was established in 1987 under the leadership of the late Dr. Phil Nader in the Department of Pediatrics at UC San Diego. We continue to honor Dr. Nader’s legacy by centering community partnerships as fundamental to addressing health disparities. We know community members have the wisdom to identify their community’s challenges and strengths and the insight to identify the most appropriate solutions. Our work is more impactful and sustainable when we listen to and work alongside our community partners.