What is being done about the opioid epidemic at a national, state, and local levelBlog Post by Elaine Zhang | January 16, 2018 The rise in pain killer prescriptions from doctors combined with aggressive marketing campaigns from large pharmaceutical companies in the 1990’s awakened a tsunami of addiction that has swept through the US resulting in significant increase in opioid drug overdose death…
The Heart of ICHBlog Post by Luisa Raleza | January 3, 2018 During this holiday season of giving and blessings, I am reflecting on how blessed I am. I am fortunate to have good health, great family, friends, and colleagues. The biggest blessing of all is that I am working for the…
Employee Spotlight Interview: Leah Zallman, MD, MPHBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | December 18, 2017 How would you describe your role at ICH? I have been at ICH since 2012 and I am currently the Assistant Director of Research. My responsibilities include advising and directing the research portfolio at ICH. I also serve as a…
Community Health Centers: Centers of Innovation and Best Practices in a Changing Healthcare LandscapeBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | November 6, 2017 Leslie Chatelain, MPH, Research Associate Acronyms: PCH – Partnership for Community Health CHC – Community Health Center ICH – Institute for Community Health The landscape of healthcare in the U.S.has rapidly changed in the last several years. These changes have…
The Foundation to Effective Reporting: A Utilization-focused, Participatory ApproachBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | October 5, 2017 Eileen Dryden, PhD and Ranjani Paradise, PhD Foundations gave away over $60 billion in 2014[1]. According to Social Solutions, reporting expectations for these financial distributions have increased over the last five years and are expected to increase even more over…
ICH Response to the DACA ProgramNews by Institute for Community Health | September 6, 2017 See our response to the recent events surrounding the DACA program on our Facebook, Twitter, and Blog.
