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
APHA presentations showcase diverse ICH projects ICH staff presented the following at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in Denver, CO in November: Susan Choi and Dr. Rob Marlin
Disseminating our evaluation efforts at the American Evaluation Association annual conference Six staff members presented posters and papers at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference 2010 in San Antonio, Texas
Building Evaluation Understanding in the MA Alliance on Teen Pregnancy On behalf of the ICH MA Alliance on Teen Pregnancy evaluation team (Yele Adjognon, Dr. Elisa Friedman and Dr. Lisa
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