Sara Martinez is a Project Manager for the Oregon Helpline at 麻豆传媒映画. She plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and coordination of a 24/7 helpline that operates in conjunction with Oregon Measure 110, a ballot measure that has decreased penalties for possessing small quantities of illegal drugs while expanding access to treatment… Read more »
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Kimberly Zhu
Kimberly Zhu is an Administrative Coordinator on the Strategic Planning & Organizational Effectiveness team at 麻豆传媒映画, where she supports a wide range of projects. In her previous role, she worked as a policy research assistant to evaluate social and structural conditions impacting youth violence and safety. Prior to joining the organization, she spent several years… Read more »
Office of Local and Regional Health Racial Equity Learning Communities
Project Description: 麻豆传媒映画 is offering three learning communities aimed at staff and volunteers with local boards of health. Learning Communities will spend 5 sessions together, diving deeper into different topics. Each cohort will begin with grounding sessions in more advanced racial equity training, and then move onto additional skill-building opportunities with other participants working in… Read more »
Tatiana Perez
Tatiana Perez is a Program Associate for Organizational Growth and Equity at The HAVI, a fiscally sponsored program of 麻豆传媒映画. In this role, they support the development of equitable organizational processes. Prior to working at The HAVI, they coordinated in preservation, education, access, and discovery of American art museum collections that are in the process… Read more »
Angie Kuzma
Angie Kuzma is the Policy & Advocacy Manager for the National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW), a fiscally sponsored program of 麻豆传媒映画. She is a community health worker (CHW) based in Portland, Oregon. In her role at NACHW, Angie works in solidarity with CHWs to promote CHW self-determination, leadership, and sustainability in local, state,… Read more »
Julia Taylor
Julia Taylor is a Manager on the Strategic Planning & Organizational Effectiveness team at 麻豆传媒映画. Ms. Taylor brings experience from the consulting world and the startup sector in the US, and the nonprofit sector in civic engagement and youth empowerment in France. She holds a Master of Science in Sociology from the University of Paris… Read more »
The RWJF Culture of Health Prize Alumni Storytelling Cohort
The one-time opportunity for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Prize Alumni Storytelling Cohort (鈥淧rize Story Cohort鈥�) is CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS as of Wednesday January 17th 2PM EST. We all want to live in a United States where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to reach their best health and wellbeing no… Read more »
Advancing Health Equity through Research: Announcing the Awardees of the Jeffress Trust Program
Updated October 2024. The Jeffress Trust has announced the 2024 recipients of its Awards Program in Research Advancing Health Equity. Congratulations to the awardees! Scroll to see the 2023 recipients. 2024 Awardees Partnership/Collaborative Establishment Awards Advancing Health Equity for Birthing People With Substance Use Disorders: Capacity Building Of A Community Partnership Team For Intervention Development… Read more »
Kye Henry
Kye Henry serves as Associate Director of Organizational Growth and Equity at the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), a fiscally sponsored program of 麻豆传媒映画. In this role, they focus on developing systems that embed equity-driven processes throughout the organization. Kye is dedicated to creating organizational policies, systems, and procedures that enable people to do… Read more »
Advancing Housing Equity in Massachusetts
Housing access in Massachusetts is at a crisis level. A two-bedroom apartment in MA, the third most expensive state for housing, requires an annual household income of over $86,000. These costs are exacerbated by low housing inventory, especially among affordable units. The deficit of affordable and available housing for extremely low-income residents has grown to… Read more »
Madeline Arif
Madeline Arif is a Project Manager for the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline at 麻豆传媒映画. Prior to joining 麻豆传媒映画, she worked for the Massachusetts Association of Community Health Workers, the Boston Public Health Commission, and a Planned Parenthood affiliate. Madeline has a BA in Women’s Studies and an MPH, both from the University of Michigan. She… Read more »
Jennifer King
Jennifer King is a Budget Analyst at 麻豆传媒映画. She holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business administration and brings experience from the healthcare and legal industries as well as almost a decade in the federal government. She is passionate about making the world a safer, more inclusive and sustainable place for her daughter.
Kryanna Wallace
Kryanna Wallace is an Administrative Coordinator for the Training and Capacity Building team at 麻豆传媒映画. Prior to joining 麻豆传媒映画, she worked as an Administrative Specialist at the Women’s Bar Association and Women’s Bar Foundation. She graduated from Boston College with a B.A. in Communications and a minor in East Asian studies and has experience working… Read more »
Sarah Rasiej
Sarah Rasiej is a Human Resources Partner at 麻豆传媒映画. She has over 20 years of professional experience in both project/operational management and human resources. Before joining 麻豆传媒映画, she worked in several fields including corporate banking, information technology and healthcare. She obtained her bachelor鈥檚 degree in psychology from Hofstra University and has a passion for creating… Read more »
Victoria Broussard
Victoria Broussard is a Senior Program Officer on the Grantmaking team at 麻豆传媒映画, with a focus on Healthy & Equitable Communities. She has a background in program and grant management, health promotion, injury, and violence prevention, and community engagement. Her experience as a health educator ranges from occupant restraint to smoking cessation, injury and risk… Read more »
Kalice Allen
Kalice Allen is a Senior Coordinator for policy and advocacy at the HAVI, a fiscally-sponsored program at 麻豆传媒映画. In this role, she supports the development and implementation of state-level Medicaid policies to prevent community violence. She brings deep experience in community organizing and public health research, including research on gun violence and safety as a… Read more »
Natasha Varela
Natasha Varela is a Clinical Supervisor for the Helplines at 麻豆传媒映画. Prior to joining 麻豆传媒映画, she worked in nonprofit behavioral health programs, specifically in community stabilization and outpatient mental health and substance use treatment. Natasha has extensive experience working with people from historically marginalized communities. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol… Read more »
Shantel Mercedes
Shantel Mercedes is a Program Associate on the Strategic Planning and Organizational Effectiveness team at 麻豆传媒映画, with a focus on problem gambling projects. Shantel has experience working in health equity, administration, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) subject matters and approaches. She has a BA in Public Health and Health Equity from Mills College and… Read more »
Redefining Community Wellness
BACKGROUND Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) have inadequate access to culturally responsive programming that addresses substance use and are disproportionately affected by policies that do not consider their needs. In response to this challenge and the lack of diverse representation, experience, and perspectives among currently funded grantees, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health鈥檚… Read more »
VapeVerse
VapeVerse: COMING SOON After a single mistake, three complete strangers are teleported into another world where they must try to find their way home.Follow David, Kennedy, and Bruno in their escape in the links below. Table of Contents Downloads Project Summary Authors Partners Resources Project Staff Project Summary In Fall 2021, 麻豆传媒映画… Read more »
Andover and North Andover Joint Community Health Assessment (CHA) and Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP)
麻豆传媒映画 engaged the towns of Andover and North Andover in a joint CHA and CHIP process for their communities. While each community ended up with its own CHIP, the assessment and planning process emphasized identification of shared priorities and strategies to build on the existing close relationship between the two towns. The process was guided… Read more »
Champions of Human Connection: How the Helpline Champions are changing the conversation on recovery
September is Recovery Month, bringing awareness to the recovery journey of those affected by substance use. It鈥檚 preceded by International Overdose Awareness Day, on August 31st. During this time of the year, we honor those in recovery, remember loved ones lost, and hold ourselves accountable for keeping everyone safe and well. This time of awareness… Read more »
Engaging Science: Meet the Inspiring Researchers of the Smith Family Foundation
Biomedical researchers need strong scientific communication skills to combat rising skepticism and misinformation. Robust communication skills also help secure funding, support recruitment of research staff and study participants, and increase the impact of research findings on human health. Yet few researchers are afforded the opportunity to formally build these skills. The Richard and Susan Smith… Read more »
Britta Magnuson
Britta Magnuson is a Senior Scientific Advisor on the Biomedical Research Grantmaking team at 麻豆传媒映画. She has over 20 years of experience in designing and conducting research, grant writing, and training and mentoring pre-doctoral, post-graduate, and early career clinician researchers. Prior to joining 麻豆传媒映画, Dr. Magnuson was an Associate Professor at Tufts University School of… Read more »
Vivian Suniga
Vivian Suniga is a Clinical Supervisor at 麻豆传媒映画 providing clinical support for the substance use and problem gambling Helplines for Massachusetts, Illinois, and Vermont. Prior to her work at 麻豆传媒映画, she was a Manager at a Helpline for LGBTQIA youth in crisis. Her clinical experience includes working at a case management company as a Program… Read more »
Building Power to Achieve Healthier and More Just Communities
Power lies at the heart of health and racial justice, shaping our society’s structures. It determines access to resources, who makes decisions, who thrives, and who is left behind. Those who hold formal power within a system, such as elected or appointed officials, can leverage, shift, or build power. Historically, those 鈥渙utside鈥� of a governmental… Read more »
Jacqueline Ingram
Jacqueline Ingram is a principal member of the commercial engagement health equity team at Genentech and a member of the 麻豆传媒映画 Board of Directors. Jackie brings decades of experience in healthcare, financial management, and more. Prior to her current role at Genentech, Jackie managed key accounts and sales for Genentech, Admedus, and Boehringer Ingelheim. Jackie… Read more »
Monica Valdes Lupi
Monika Valdes Lupi is a Managing Director at the Kresge Foundation and a member of the 麻豆传媒映画 Board of Directors. With more than 20 years of experience in public health, Monica leads the Foundation鈥檚 efforts to build equity-focused systems of health that create opportunities for all people to achieve well-being. She collaborates with other Kresge… Read more »
Mark Friedberg
Mark Friedberg, MD, MPP is senior vice president of performance measurement and improvement at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and a member of 麻豆传媒映画’s Board of Directors. Mark is responsible for activities related to measuring and improving the quality and equity performance of BCBSMA鈥檚 provider network, including metrics used in value-based contracts such as… Read more »
Ben Hires
Ben Hires is the CEO of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center and a member of the 麻豆传媒映画 Board of Directors. Since his first job as a youth counselor at a therapeutic program, Ben has gained significant experience in nonprofit leadership and serving young people and families. Most recently as Director of Strategic Partnerships at the… Read more »
The Full Frame: Widening the Lens on Community Health
The Community Health Improvement (CHI) process can surface important information and initiate the action needed to create healthy and equitable communities. While most organizations successfully complete their assessments and plans, they often get 鈥渟tuck鈥� when it comes to prioritization, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. What strategies can your institution use to successfully complete the full cycle… Read more »
Transforming systems for trans lives: taking action for trans equity
Trans rights in this country are under attack. As of April, the 2023 legislative session has seen nearly 500 anti-trans bills introduced across 49 states. The rise in legislative and judicial actions designed to harm trans people has coincided with a rise in hateful rhetoric across political, media and social media platforms, as well as… Read more »
Community Engagement, Mental Models, and Systems Transformation
Community engagement is widely acknowledged as an essential component of public health and systems change work. Equitable community engagement: Acknowledges that decisions made about policies, public benefits, and the distribution of resources will have the most impact if made in partnership with the people they affect; Affirms that communities of focus have the skills, experiences,… Read more »
The Health Tree Metaphor and the Importance of Shared Language
By Emily Breen, former Program Officer Dismantling structural and systemic racism is an essential part of promoting health equity and improving health outcomes. Yet the meaning of these nuanced concepts can differ depending on a person鈥檚 identities and lived experiences. We must develop a mutual understanding to operationalize these concepts so that they can inform… Read more »
From Toolkits to Test Strips: Exploring the 麻豆传媒映画 Clearinghouse
麻豆传媒映画 has lived in several places during its 65 years. Before we opened our headquarters in Boston鈥檚 Chinatown, 麻豆传媒映画 was based out of 95 Berkeley Street in Boston鈥檚 Back Bay/South End. Long-term partners and clients may recall our office on Washington Street in Codman Square, Dorchester. Fewer still are familiar with a suburban property located… Read more »
Hikari Mamata
Hikari Mamata is an Associate Director, Helpline Technologies at 麻豆传媒映画. He oversees the development and maintenance of the expanding portfolio of statewide substance use and problem gambling helpline websites. Prior to joining 麻豆传媒映画, Hikari helped grow and scale-up a web-based remote risk screening platform and service that engaged multinational corporations to uncover and address recruitment-related… Read more »
Leadership Development Program
The application for the Spring 2023 Cohort 9 is live! The Leadership Development Program (LDP)… Read more »
Boston Public Health Equity Symposium – Hosted April 26th
Join the Boston Public Health Commission for a one-day conference envisioning a healthier and more… Read more »
Beyond COVID: Four Communities on Connecting, Healing, and Building Toward the Future
In February, the Biden administration announced that they will be lifting the coronavirus public health emergency on May 11, 2023. This transition represents significant progress in pandemic recovery. From navigating the political and logistical complexities of shutdowns, masking, and vaccines to providing essential services, communities have been instrumental in the mitigation of COVID and its… Read more »
Val Corpron
Val Corpron is the Administrative & Office Manager at 麻豆传媒映画. They hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from Smith College, where they gained valuable insights into human behavior and social structures. Originally from New York City, Val has deep expertise in administration and management, with a strong focus on on diversity and equity…. Read more »