Institute for Community Health

ICH's Ariela Braverman is at American Public Health Association's conference presenting a poster titled "Low-threshold services: Addressing housing structural barriers for BIPOC unsheltered Bostonians who use drugs." Swing by the poster to learn more! #APHA2024 #APHA Not attending the conference? You can learn more about ICH and Boston Public Health Commission's work here: https://lnkd.in/e5f8ngpK

ICH's Ariela Braverman will be at American Public Health Association's conference to present a poster titled "Low-threshold services: Addressing housing structural barriers for BIPOC unsheltered Bostonians who use drugs." Swing by the poster from 12:30-1:30pm on October 28th to learn more! #APHA2024 #APHA Not attending the conference? You can learn more about ICH and Boston Public Health Commission's work here: https://lnkd.in/e5f8ngpK

ICH is at the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) conference! Swing by our table to learn more about our organization and the work that we do.

Attending the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) Conference? Come by meeting room C from 10:45-11:45 TODAY to attend a training titled "Promoting Equity Through Trauma Informed Approaches to Community Engagement" led by Carolyn Fisher, Ariela Braverman, and Laura McElherne. Hope to see you there!

Join the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research for the LZC Coffee Chat on Mental Health on Friday, November 8th at 12:00-1:00pm ET! Share your ideas about immigrant health and well-being with experts: Asha Abdullahi, Executive Director and Founder of SPACE Somali Parents Advocacy Center For Education; Diya Kallivayalil, PhD, Co-Director of Cambridge Health Alliance Asylum Program; and Monique Tú Nguyen, MPP, Executive Director of the City of Boston | Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement's (MOIA). The conversation will be moderated by LZC Strategy and Partnerships Manager, Danielle Chun, MPP. All are welcome! Register here: https://lnkd.in/en4_nPsB Jessica Santos

"...'language justice' is more than just 'language access' – it’s not just about translation or interpretation but is tied to broader social justice goals of equity and antiracism." Carolyn Fisher, Sofia Ladner, and Benjamin Goldberg wrote a blog post on the importance of language justice and tips for furthering the work in evaluations and beyond! ICH is the evaluator for Community Solutions for Health Equity (CSHE), which encourages and models English/Spanish language justice. It is a project that equips community organizations with the resources needed to influence health care systems to be more responsive to their needs. You can read the blog post here: https://lnkd.in/dnDiSbmm ---- "...la 'justicia lingüística' es más que simplemente 'acceso al lenguaje'; no se trata sólo de traducción o interpretación, sino que está ligada a objetivos más amplios de justicia social de equidad y antirracismo".  Carrie Fisher, Sofia Ladner y Ben Goldberg escribieron una publicación de blog sobre la importancia de la justicia lingüística y consejos para avanzar el trabajo en evaluaciones y más allá. ICH es el evaluador de Soluciones Comunitarias para la Equidad en Salud (CSHE), que fomenta y modela la justicia lingüística en inglés y español. Es un proyecto que equipa a las organizaciones comunitarias con los recursos necesarios para influir los sistemas de atención médica para que respondan mejor a sus necesidades. Puedes leer la publicación del blog aquí: https://lnkd.in/dxiPyJhn

Follow the link to read Rolande Ayinkamiye's blog post about English proficiency for Immigrants. In this post, Rolande discusses personal experiences, as well as a collaboration between the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research (LZC), Southern New Hampshire University's Center for New Americans (SNHU), and the New Hampshire Equity Collective (EqColl) to analyze the English language instruction needs and aspirations of immigrants and refugees in Manchester, New Hampshire. https://lnkd.in/eG_qP-_z

Get to know ICH's newest Research Associate, Cecilia Jarquin Tapia, in this blog post! This interview was conduced as part of our "Get to Know You" series. Please visit our website if you are interested in learning more about ICH staff: https://lnkd.in/eJN9jY4w https://lnkd.in/efD6PKz9

ICH's Ariela Braverman Bronstein, Jordan Kron, and Emily Hahn wrote a blog post about the current status of behavioral health workforce development and retention in Massachusetts. The post highlights key challenges faced by care providers and discusses strategies that are being used to help support the workforce, including a discussion of the work being done by our partners, the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, through their Behavioral Health Workforce Initiative. Check out the blog post here: https://lnkd.in/ece_78_s