Community Grand Rounds

Connecting health professionals, students and communities through shared learning.

Program Summary

The Humana Institute’s Community Grand Rounds brings community voices into conversations about health, healthcare, social risks, lived environments, and access to resources. Through dialogue, neighborhood tours, and community-based learning, participants explore how everyday experiences and community conditions shape health and well-being.

These activities create opportunities to learn alongside community members, strengthen partnerships, and connect classroom and clinical knowledge with community priorities.

Cafecitos: Conversations About Health

Cafecitos are held once a month across multiple community locations, offering a welcoming space to ask questions, share experiences, and discuss health and everyday challenges. Hosted in collaboration with partners such as CenterWell and faith-based organizations, these informal gatherings connect community members with health professionals for practical conversations about prevention, navigating care, and accessing local resources. Cafecitos occurs in Spanish language only. Light refreshments are provided.

Third Ward Community Tours

Explore Houston’s historic Third Ward through community tours highlighting the neighborhood’s history, strengths, and resources. Students, faculty, and health professionals learn how housing, food access, transportation, and neighborhood environments influence health while hearing directly from community members and local organizations.

Community Events Calendar

Browse our calendar for upcoming Community Grand Rounds activities, Cafecitos, Third Ward tours, and other community events, including dates, locations, and registration details.

Connect With Us

Interested in participating, partnering with us, or suggesting a topic? Contact humana-institute@uh.edu.