ICH and LZC are conducting a multi-site qualitative research study to understand how immigrant communities experience access to sexual and reproductive services, and to identify areas where policy and practice diverge
ICH was the evaluator for the Voices for Health Justice (Voices) 1.0 program, which was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and run by a Steering Committee comprising Community Catalyst, Community Change, and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. From December 2020 to March 2023, Voices 1.0 provided funding and technical assistance to 25 grantee organizations and their subgrantee partners in 24 states. The overarching goal of the program was to build power in communities experiencing disproportionate health inequities to improve healthcare accessibility, affordability, and ability to treat all people with dignity. ICH used a participatory and utilization-focused approach guided by the principles of equitable evaluation. This approach meant, among other things, that we were intentional in recognizing and valuing the expertise of grantees and other stakeholders and ensuring that they had a voice in evaluation design and methods, and that we were attentive to the contexts programs were operating in and how this impacted different populations.
LZC is collaborating with Parent Leaders from the GRHF to examine the impact and viability of their parent liberation model as part of the organization’s ongoing systems change work.
This mixed methods evaluation explores how five Mobile Methadone Programs in Massachusetts are being implemented, who they reach, and how they impact access to methadone treatment compared to traditional clinics.
ICH is working with MDPH’s Division of Violence and Injury Prevention to evaluate the HEAL violence prevention program, designed to use strengths-based approaches to prevent violence before it begins.
The Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research is partnering with Vital CxNs to develop, implement, and analyze a survey tool to measure shared metrics within and across projects and community partners.