ICH’s assessment and planning services can help you focus your work on the areas of highest need and strategically allocate resources.
We have expertise in conducting needs assessments, facilitating strategic planning processes, and guiding action plan development. In addition to traditional public health methodologies, we also offer participatory and strengths-based approaches to assessment and planning in order to engage diverse voices and obtain rich, nuanced community data.
ICH worked with RIZE Massachusetts Foundations to develop strategies for evaluating progress towards goals and tools to support data-informed planning and decision-making.
ICH led a cross-sectional participatory community health assessment in a city in Massachusetts, to understand differences and similarities in demographics, health and healthcare access in Chinese and Vietnamese adults.
ICH provided technical assistance to guide a focus group process on police relationships with immigrant communities in Everett, MA
ICH is providing planning and program evaluation services to Cambridge Health Alliance’s Wellness Initiative to support their goal of improving workforce wellness.
ICH is providing assessment and evaluation technical assistance to the MassLeague of Community Health Centers to support their Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) programs.