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ICH to Co-Sponsor Northeast Regional Workshop on Sustainability and Capacity Building

News by Institute for Community Health | April 6, 2010

The Institute for Community Health is co-sponsoring a one-day northeast regional workshop for investigators and community partners to address issues of sustainability and capacity building related to community health. Click here for more information, and or see the APTR workshop…

Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Immigrant Health

News by Institute for Community Health | March 25, 2010

The Institute for Community Health recently completed a Harvard Catalyst pilot grant to lead a community participatory research project which focused on understanding the impact of immigration enforcement on the health of immigrants in Everett, MA. The one year project…

Institute for Community Health to combat obesity among African-American youth

News by Institute for Community Health | January 12, 2010

Virginia Chomitz PhD, a senior scientist at the Institute for Community Health (ICH), will lead a team of academic and community partners that has been awarded a Harvard Catalyst Pilot Grant to develop a targeted intervention to reduce obesity among…

ICH Executive Director Dr. Karen Hacker and Board Member Dr. David Link Named to Boston’s 2009 Top Doctors List by Boston Magazine

News by Institute for Community Health | December 2, 2009

Congratulations to Dr. Karen Hacker, Adolescent Medicine, and the Executive Director at the Institute for Community Health and Dr. David Link, Chief of Pediatrics at the Cambridge Health Alliance and Mount Auburn Hospital and Board member for the Institute for…

Baby U

News by Institute for Community Health | February 15, 2009

Baby University (“Baby U”) is a 16-week program for Cambridge families which aims to close the achievement gap by educating parents on positive ways to interact with their young children. The program involves 10 weeks of classes, six weeks of playgroups…

Project HOPE (Healthy Opportunities, Positive Effects)

News by Institute for Community Health | November 10, 2008

In 2008, the Hampshire Educational Collaborative contracted the Institute for Community Health to evaluate a pilot project designed to introduce formal physical and nutritional education into programming for young people involved with the Department of Youth Services (DYS). Funded by…

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