Community Health Charities
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Vanderbilt encouraged to give back to local community through donations, volunteering
Vanderbilt will continue to support the Nashville and Middle Tennessee communities by connecting employees directly with federation partners and specific charities. Read MoreNov 26, 2013
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Vanderbilt research is giving hope for the prevention and treatment of diabetes
The statistics are jarring. More than 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3 percent of the population—have diabetes. And predictions are that one in three people will have the chronic disease by 2050. In addition to the toll on a person’s physical and emotional health, it’s also… Read MoreDec 5, 2012
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Community Health Charities gives hope to those battling illness and chronic disease
Facing illness, whether personally or through the experience of a friend or family member, is an unavoidable part of life. Sooner or later, we’re all touched by cancer, diabetes, heart disease, mental illness or any number of health conditions. Cheryl Chunn (Vanderbilt University) Associate Dean of Development and… Read MoreDec 3, 2012
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High Hopes gives every child a chance to reach for the stars
Give to Community Health Charities of Tennessee and help preschool children with special needs learn alongside their typically developing peers High Hopes' Inchworm Room features literacy concepts incorporated throughout the classroom to provide multiple modes of learning during the day. (image courtesy of High Hopes) The diagnosis of a… Read MoreDec 15, 2011
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A Tradition of Giving
Community giving continues Vanderbilt’s tradition of helping its neighbors in need Support the local charity that is most meaningful to you during Vanderbilt's community giving campaign, which continues through Dec. 31. (iStockphoto) Each day, faculty and staff come to work at Vanderbilt to further the missions that define the… Read MoreDec 5, 2011
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Koh measures cancer recovery by competing in triathlons
Give to Community Health Charities of Tennessee and help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and other community agencies Julie Koh (kneeling) and her Team in Training teammates at the Gulf Coast Half-Ironman in Panama City, Fla., in May 2007. (photo courtesy of Julie Koh) Six years ago Julie Koh,… Read MoreNov 30, 2011