Somerville Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities As part of ICH’s ongoing technical assistance, collaboration and evaluation efforts with the Shape up Somerville initiative (SUS), with the support of the City of
Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy (MATP) – Youth First Project Teen pregnancy rates in Massachusetts are lower these days than in the past, but there is still more that can
Congratulations to ICH Staff Members! ICH Research Associate Susan Choi has been awarded her PhD in Social Psychology by Harvard University for her dissertation entitled: “Choosing” to Be Unhealthy? How
Safety Net Infrastructure Initiative Safety Net health centers are a critical component of the health care system and have the potential to benefit greatly from participation in research and translation
Sharing Lessons Learned in Cambridge’s Fight Against Overdoses The OPEN evaluation team presented at the state-wide MassCALL2 Evaluation Meeting in April. As part of the ongoing evaluation of the Cambridge
A Taste of Real Local Public Health for Students On April 6th, 2011, the Cambridge Public Health Department and the Institute for Community Health co-sponsored the 8th Annual Real World
Public Health District Incentive Grant As part of national efforts to to strengthen local public health infrastructure and improve state and local capacity to provide essential public health services, in
Applying Anthropology to Gardening ICH Research Associate Brianna Mills, MA presented on ICH’s Photovoice work with the Gardening through Refugee Organizations project at the Society for Applied Anthropology conference in
Working with Y.O.U. to Prevent Teen Pregnancy ICH launched our work with Y.O.U, Inc, a central MA-based agency, as the evaluator of their DPH-funded teen pregnancy prevention program Focus on
ICH Staff Launch New CBPR Class at Harvard Drs. Karen Hacker and Justeen Hyde, with assistance from Dr. Jocelyn Chu, Nazmim Bhuyia, and Dr. Shalini Tendulkar, launched a new Community-Based
Working to Reduce Disparities in Infant Mortality ICH Research Associates Ffyona Patel and Susan Choi, along with colleagues from the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service (CCHERS), delivered
National Recognition for Obesity Prevention Work ICH Senior Scientist Dr. Ginny Chomitz was quoted in an article by the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems for ICH and
Mental Health Screening Exposes Access Problems ICH Executive Director Dr. Karen Hacker discussed pediatric mental health screening as part of WBUR’s week-long series on children’s mental health in Massachusetts. Her
ICH Evaluating Public Health Regionalization in Massachusetts ICH has been contracted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to evaluate a five-year public health infrastructure grant awarded by the Centers
Triangle IMPACT: Ability IMPACT: Ability has partnered with Mass Advocates Standing Strong to teach a 10-session safety and self-advocacy program to individuals with disabilities. The program teaches concrete, practical, verbal