Posts Tagged ‘Genesis Health Project Network’

Humble Hero

Monday, March 4th, 2013
Dr. Luvenia Cowart, educator and health care advocate

Dr. Luvenia Cowart, educator and health care advocate

Dr. Luvenia Cowart will be one of five individuals to be awarded with the Chancellor’s Citation for Excellence next month. Cowart’s work to examine health care disparities in Syracuse has won her awards such as the US Department of Health and Human Services in 2009.

Cowart Genesis Project also included a Barbershop Education Program that provided information to men who needed supplemental healthcare literature and information.

Cowart’s Genesis Project included a Barbershop Education Program that provided supplemental  literature and screenings to men who did not frequent traditional healthcare venues.

Surrogate Medical Provider

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Luvenia Cowart RN, EdD, director, Genesis Health Project Network, speaks at Upstate Medical Center

Luvenia Cowart RN, EdD, director,  Genesis Health Project Network

Syracuse University Professor Luvenia Cowart, RN, EdD, discussed the strategies of the Genesis Project this afternoon at SUNY Upstate Medical Center’s Sarah Loguen Fraser Day.  She discussed culturally competent principles as it relates to spreading news about healthcare and nutrition.

The Genesis Healthcare Project is a faith-based initiative that seeks to make black men good healthcare consumers by engaging them at community locations such as barbershops and churches.

Genesis received a NIH grant in 2009.