Local Public Health Response to H1N1 in Massachusetts The Coalition for Local Public Health has released “Local Public Health Response to H1N1 in Massachusetts”, a comprehensive after action report for
DPH Grantee Disparities Technical Assistance The MA Department of Public Health’s Office of Health Equity has provided grant funding to health care organizations and community-based organizations for its Health Disparities Reduction
“This Was the First Time I felt Safe”: SAMHSA Profiles Youth on Fire SAMHSA (the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), which provided funding for Project Phoenix, has profiled
Cambridge and Somerville named two of the Nation’s 100 Best Communities for Young People The 100 Best designation recognizes those communities that make youth a priority by implementing programs that
How to Build a Healthy Kid In the Back-to-School Guidebook distributed to schools nationwide by Newsweek, an article beginning on page 8 references ICH Senior Scientist Dr. Virginia Chomitz and
Psychotropic Medication and Youth in Foster Care Report Receives National Attention A report co-authored by ICH Senior Scientist Dr. Justeen Hyde for the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
Harvard Catalyst Community-Based Participatory Research Program The Harvard Catalyst CBPR program received 14 submissions for its third round of planning grants. ICH, in partnership with the Harvard School of Public
Malden Chinese Cultural Connection East Meets West Program ICH Research Associates Omonyele Adjognon and Emily Chiasson completed the evaluation for the second year of the Malden Chinese Culture Connection‘s East
Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Training ICH, along with partners in the Department of Community Affairs, received a contract from the Center for Community Health Education Research and Service (CCHERS)
ICH Board of Directors Chair Dr. David Bor receives Art of Healing award Dr. David Bor, the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Institute for Community Health, was
ICH Evaluation of Cambridge Men’s Health League ICH has completed a three-year evaluation of the Men’s Health League (MHL) program, a National Office for Minority Health (OMH) funded program that
ICH to Co-Sponsor Northeast Regional Workshop on Sustainability and Capacity Building The Institute for Community Health is co-sponsoring a one-day northeast regional workshop for investigators and community partners to address
Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Immigrant Health The Institute for Community Health recently completed a Harvard Catalyst pilot grant to lead a community participatory research project which focused on understanding
Institute for Community Health to combat obesity among African-American youth Virginia Chomitz PhD, a senior scientist at the Institute for Community Health (ICH), will lead a team of academic and
ICH Executive Director Dr. Karen Hacker and Board Member Dr. David Link Named to Boston’s 2009 Top Doctors List by Boston Magazine Congratulations to Dr. Karen Hacker, Adolescent Medicine, and