Consulting

Our consulting bridges expertise, education, research, mentorship, and additional professional services to deliver equitable, actionable solutions. We partner with public health agencies, NGOs, academic institutions, and community organizations.

Together, we transform evidence into scalable strategies, amplify grassroots voices, and build capacity to address health inequities—ensuring every initiative is as sustainable as it is impactful.

We can help

Design & Implement: Culturally tailored interventions, policy evaluations, and digital health innovations rooted in participatory research and implementation science.

Educate & Train: Through workshops, certifications, and curricula (e.g., equity-driven program design, behavioral change strategies, federal grant navigation) that empower professionals and communities.

Advance Research: Using mixed-method analytics, ethnodrama, and community-based participatory methodologies to uncover systemic barriers and measure intervention impact.

Cultivate Leadership: Mentoring emerging health leaders via experiential learning, fostering skills in advocacy, research, and program management to sustain long-term change.

We also offer additional consulting services.

Additional Consulting Services

Medical Residency Research Curriculum Design & Facilitation

We create and implement a research curriculum (overview to comprehensive) explicitly tailored for medical residency programs.

This service provides a structured framework integrating research education into residency training, ensuring that residents acquire the necessary knowledge and/or skills to conduct ethical and high-quality research.

We work closely with residency program directors and faculty to design a curriculum that aligns with the program’s goals and addresses specific research needs.

The service includes developing course materials, lectures, workshops, and hands-on training sessions. Additionally, we facilitate the curriculum, ensuring residents can complete their research requirements.

We are also experts in anti-racist medical education and curriculum development.

Transformative Health Equity Leadership Training

This training builds the capacity of potential leaders with the knowledge and skills to promote health equity. We provide this training for everyone, including healthcare and public health professionals, community organizations and leaders, policymakers, and organizational leaders.

This training has 8 sections, which can be implemented in session or over the course of days:

I. Introduction: Overview of Health Equity

II. Understanding Health Disparities

III. Core Competencies in Health Equity Leadership

IV. Strategies for Promoting Health Equity

V. Leadership Development

VI. Practical Application and Action Planning

VII. Conclusion

This outline provides an adaptable framework for a comprehensive health equity leadership training service to advance health equity within their organizations and communities.

In-House Nonprofit Research for Data-Driven Community Efforts

We educate nonprofit leaders and staff on the fundamental principles and applications of in-house research to enhance their capacity to generate data-driven insights to strengthen their organizational impact.

Our approach is tailored to each nonprofit's goals, ensuring the research is relevant, ethical, and actionable. We help drive positive change within organizations and the broader community.

We offer training sessions and technical support covering key topics such as research design, data collection methods, impact evaluation, and data analysis. Nonprofits will:

Better understand the needs and priorities of the communities they serve.
Measure and demonstrate the impact of their programs and initiatives.
Improve program design and delivery based on evidence and insights.
Enhance their ability to secure funding by providing credible data and outcomes.
Build internal capacity and resilience through self-sustained research practices.

Health Communication Design & Development

Our Health Communication Services are designed to empower individuals, communities, and patients with clear, accurate, and culturally relevant health information. We specialize in translating complex medical and health-related content into personalized and easily understandable formats, ensuring that diverse audiences can make informed decisions about their health and well-being.

Our services include:

Patient and Community Education
Culturally and Contextually Relevant Messaging
Health Interventions and Campaigns
Printed and Digital Materials
Utilizing Appropriate Channels and Sources
Strategic Communication Planning

Our Health Communication Services

are committed to enhancing community and public understanding of health issues and promoting healthier communities by providing information that is not only accurate but also relatable and relevant.

Community Engagement for Business Owners

This service offers a strategic approach to building meaningful relationships with community members, stakeholders, and partners, ensuring that the organization’s efforts are aligned with the community's needs and values.

Community Engagement Services includes:

Community Needs Assessment
Stakeholder Mapping and Analysis
Strategic Planning and Consultation
Facilitation of Community Dialogues
Capacity Building and Training
Ongoing Support and Evaluation

By utilizing IHEER's Engagement Service, organizational owners can enhance their ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with the communities they serve. This leads to increased trust, better program outcomes, and a more significant overall impact.

Grant Writing Services

Our health-related grant writing services specialize in developing compelling, well-researched proposals that secure funding for initiatives aimed at improving public health.

Collaborating with academics, nonprofits, and cross-sector organizations, we bridge diverse expertise to create innovative and impactful grant applications.

We work closely with stakeholders to identify funding opportunities, design evidence-based projects, and articulate the significance and feasibility of proposed initiatives. Our services include drafting proposals, conducting needs assessments, aligning projects with funding priorities, and preparing detailed budgets and evaluation plans.

Our tailored approach results in competitive grant submissions that increase funding success rates, enabling clients to advance their mission of addressing critical health challenges, driving impactful change, and expanding their capacity to serve communities.