Using Creative Methods to Evaluate Youth ProgramsBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | June 10, 2014 By Kelly Washburn & Julie Carpineto We are the evaluators of an urban high school-based teen pregnancy prevention program in Everett, MA called “Empowering Youth in our Community”. Our partner, whom ICH has worked with for 9 years, is the…
The Many Faces of Data: Qualitative and Quantitative Perspectives during My Internship at ICHBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | May 27, 2014 By Sami Hamdan As an intern at the Institute for Community Health (ICH), I had the opportunity to study several different aspects of public health that fascinate me. However, my work at ICH also gave me the opportunity to explore…
ICH Staff Offer PhotoVoice Workshop at AAPI Mental Health ForumNews by Institute for Community Health | May 14, 2014 This Friday, May 16, Shalini Tendulkar and Nazmim Bhuiya will offer a PhotoVoice workshop at the 5th Annual Asian American & Pacific Islander Mental Health Forum. This workshop will train participants to plan and implement a Photovoice project, address strengths and…
Adapting Race & Ethnicity Categories to Fit your CommunityBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | April 23, 2014 By Jeff Desmarais & Ranjani Paradise In honor of National Minority Health Month, ICH is exploring the complexities of race and ethnicity data collection. Any program, organization, or institution seeking to identify and address racial and ethnic health disparities must…
ICH Welcomes Executive Director Dr. Lise E. FriedNews by Institute for Community Health | April 1, 2014 Dear Friends, Colleagues, and Supporters, On behalf of the Board of Directors at the Institute for Community Health (ICH), I am very pleased to announce that Lise E. Fried, DSc, MS, has been named the new Executive Director. We are…
ICH Supports Community-Based Approaches to Opioid Abuse PreventionBlog Post by Institute for Community Health | March 26, 2014 By Lynn Ibekwe Although opioid abuse has been a growing problem over the past decade, public awareness has only recently peaked due to opioid deaths around the country reaching epidemic proportions and the deaths of celebrities like Phillip Seymour Hoffman…