The Center for Community Health Improvement (CCHI) provides a robust infrastructure for both clinical and community-based research, structuring ways that scientists and clinicians reach patients beyond traditional clinical trials and in community settings.

The Center for Community Health Improvement is dedicated to increasing the quality and effectiveness of community-based medical care, with an emphasis upon the medically underserved populations in the Akron region. It is developing a national community model to improve medical access, delivery and outcomes.