ICH welcomes new Executive Director, Sarah K. JalbertNews by Institute for Community Health | January 7, 2020 After an extensive and rigorous search, we are proud to announce that Sarah K. Jalbert, MS, MA has joined ICH as our new Executive Director. Sarah has over 22 years of experience as a public health researcher and evaluator. She…
Reflections on the AEA 2019 annual conference: Paths to the Future of EvaluationBlog Post by Ranjani Paradise | December 24, 2019 In November, Carrie Fisher and I attended the American Evaluation Association’s annual conference, which was themed “Paths to the Future of Evaluation”. Carrie and I gave several presentations about ICH’s work and attended a wide range of sessions about evaluation…
Washington Post article cites ICH immigrant researchNews by Institute for Community Health | November 14, 2019 A recent Washington Post article cites a research article by ICH’s Leah Zallman titled, “Care For America’s Elderly and Disabled People Relies on Immigrant Labor.” The Washington Post article, “The Health 202: U.S. to lose thousands of health-care workers if…
ICH and partners receive research grant from RIZE Massachusetts FoundationNews by Institute for Community Health | October 23, 2019 ICH, in collaboration with the Boston Public Health Commission and Boston Medical Center, has received a grant to conduct qualitative research examining racial/ethnic inequities in access to post-overdose treatment for Boston residents. Below is an excerpt from RIZE Massachusetts’ press…
Leah Zallman quoted in CommonWealth Magazine articleNews by Institute for Community Health | October 22, 2019 ICH’s Leah Zallman was quoted in a CommonWealth Magazine article titled, “Trump: No health insurance, no visa.” The article debunks statements made by the Trump administration about the strain placed on healthcare by immigrants. Leah’s research on immigrant contributions to…
Leah Zallman is a panelist at “Becoming a Global Citizen” conferenceNews by Institute for Community Health | October 7, 2019 This past weekend, ICH’s Leah Zallman participated in a panel discussion at “Becoming a Global Citizen: Analyzing Immigrant and Refugee Health,” a conference hosted by Timmy Global Health at Boston University.
