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ICH Staff Present at Society for Epidemiological Research Meeting

News by Institute for Community Health | June 19, 2013

ICH’s Lisa Arsenault, PhD and Blessing Dube, MPH presented at the 48th Annual Society for Epidemiological Research Meeting on Behavioral predictors of screen time among high school students in Malden, MA. ICH’s Kelly Washburn, MPH and Emily Chiasson, MSW, MPH…

Making Data Useful, Making Data Meaningful: Participatory Evaluation in the Youth First initiative

Blog Post by Institute for Community Health | June 14, 2013

By Jeff Desmarais, MA, Maeve Conlin, MPH, Nazmim Bhuiya, MPH May was teen pregnancy prevention month, which is a chance to highlight the Institute for Community Health’s (ICH) partnership focusing on teen pregnancy prevention. Massachusetts has made great strides in…

ICH Congratulates Executive Director Dr. Karen Hacker on New Position as Allegheny County Health Director

News by Institute for Community Health | June 7, 2013

Please join us in congratulating ICH Executive Director Dr. Karen Hacker on her new position as Director of the Allegheny County Health Department in Pittsburgh, PA. In her new role, Dr. Hacker will be responsible for a dynamic health department…

Dr. Leah Zallman Publishes Study on Immigrants’ Contribution to Medicare

News by Institute for Community Health | May 31, 2013

Dr. Leah Zallman, a Cambridge Health Alliance physician and ICH Junior Scientist, published a study this week in Health Affairs detailing immigrants’ significant contribution to Medicare. Zallman and colleagues found that between 2002 and 2009, immigrants contributed an estimated $115.2 billion…

Dr. Hacker Publishes Commentary on Population Health and ACOs

News by Institute for Community Health | May 24, 2013

ICH Executive Director, Dr. Karen Hacker, recently published a commentary on population health and Accountable Care Organizations in the American Journal of Public Health. Dr. Hacker and ICH are currently evaluating Cambridge Health Alliance’s transformation into an ACO. For more information on…

National Mental Health Month

News by Institute for Community Health | May 17, 2013

May is National Mental Health Month! ICH is proud to contribute to a growing body of mental health literature with ICH Managing Director Lise Fried’s recently published article on differences in risk factors for suicide attempts among high school students. For more…

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