Community Health Engagement & Outreach

Connecting With Communities

Our goal

MU Extension’s Community Health Engagement and Outreach (CHEO) program’s goal is to achieve optimal health and well-being for every Missourian at every stage of life.

What we do

We strive to promote healthy, safe and thriving communities where health is a shared value. Through established relationships and presence in communities, we partner, engage and empower communities to address social challenges where people live, work, learn and play. Our work touches each area of people’s lives, also known as the social determinants of health. By focusing on all the factors that contribute to our health and well-being, we are able to partner and work collaboratively to positively impact the health and well-being of individuals, communities and the state. Through coordinated, collective action and focused intention, we lead with curiosity and partnership in mind, continually improving in order to work efficiently, cohesively and succinctly.

 

Meet CHEO Faculty and Staff

CHEO has Community Health Field Specialists across the state of Missouri to support your health and well-being. We also have statewide staff centrally located in Columbia.

Missouri map with a list of CHEO personnel. For more details on each region and personnel contact information, click on the button labeled Faculty and Staff.