Community Health Equity Academy

CHEA Community Website

We Show Up. We Challenge. We Support. We Protect.

Mission

As CHEA, our job is to understand, dismantle, and transform the social determinants that contribute to health inequities in our community:

Housing
Food
Money
Social Environment/Relationships
Education
Safety

CHEA students and educators understand that a quality education is one of the most important tools our students have to take back East Oakland from the grips of gentrification and build a community where everyone can reach their full health potential.

The Castlemont Health Equity Academy (CHEA) activates students as agents of change by:

Developing knowledge of self, including strengths, interests, and leadership;
Deepening our understanding of the Social Determinants of Health and health outcomes;
Supporting opportunities to practice skills and apply knowledge through work-based learning and action research.

Work-Based Learning

Employment: Public Health is a leading Bay Area employment sector.
Skills: Research, health care, communications, cultural relations, social design
Degrees/Careers: Health worker, counselor, nutritionist, therapist, Early childhood, policy writer, business owner among others