Envision Cayce: Redevelopment Impact on Community Health

Beginning in 2024, the faculty and staff in the Department of Health Policy at VUMC and Meharry Medical College began a community-based research project aiming to survey residents of the mixed-income Envision Cayce redevelopment project in East Nashville and the impact of the area's revitalization on well-being and social lives of families living in Cayce.

Ranga Ramanujam, PhD

Ranga
Ramanujam
Richard M. and Betty Ruth Miller Chair in Healthcare Management
Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
Professor
Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University
Professor
Health Policy
Office Address
Owen Graduate School of Management
401 21st Avenue South
Suite 1275
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
rangaraj.ramanujam@vanderbilt.edu

Mentoring Faculty

The following members of the faculty are currently mentoring PhD students, or are open to serving as a mentor. 

Mariya Chalise, MPH

Mariya
Chalise
MPH
Health Services Research Analyst
Health Policy
Office Address
2525 West End Ave.
Room / Suite
1200
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
mariya.chalise@vumc.org

Jaiyu Shi, MS

Jaiyu
Shi
MS
Health Policy Data Analyst
Health Policy
Office Address
2525 West End Ave.
Suite 1275
Room / Suite
1275
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
jiayu.shi.3@vumc.org

Hema Suruliappan, MCA

Hema
Suruliappan
Health Policy Data Analyst
Health Policy
2525 West End Ave.
Room / Suite
1050
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
hema.suruliappan@vumc.org

Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries

How low-income older adults and people with disabilities manage their health care and navigate complicated policy and insurance plans can be challenging. Federal Medicare programs cover medical needs for millions of older Americans while state Medicaid programs cover long-term services and supports for these populations.