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Clearing the Air: An Asthma Toolkit for Healthy Schools
In any given classroom, at least two or three students are likely to have asthma. Children experiencing asthma symptoms often stay home from school or struggle to participate. Clearing the Air: An Asthma Toolkit for…
Hospitals in community partnerships for community health improvement: What’s working
As the fields of health care and public health have been evolving dramatically since the Affordable Care Act, it’s important to take a meaningful look at the progress that partnerships between hospitals, public health, and…
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» co-hosts Public Health Breakfast Roundtable
On July 24th, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» co-hosted with the Massachusetts Public Health Association and the Medical Legal Partnership Boston a Public Health Leaders Breakfast Roundtable with Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu. The listening session included public health…
The LEAH Project awarded project innovation grant
The Leaders through Education, Action, and Hope (LEAH) Project of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» is pleased to be the recipient of a $40,000 Project Innovation grant. Project Innovation is a competitive grant program presented locally by NBC10 Boston,…
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» co-hosts informational breakfast with State Senator Julian Cyr
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³», in collaboration with the Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA), co-hosted an informational breakfast with State Senator Julian Cyr, a key public health ally in the Massachusetts State Senate. The breakfast session gave leaders from…
Nothing for us without us: the power of peer-based recovery
For 30 years, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» has guided people to treatment and recovery resources through the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline. In that time, we’ve witnessed a significant shift in the role people experiencing substance use disorder (SUD) play…
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» (Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³») position statement in support of Ballot Question 3: Maintaining Transgender Protections in Public Places
Among transgender respondents of a national survey: [1] 40% have attempted suicide in their lifetime, nearly nine times the rate in the U.S. population (4.6%). 30% of respondents who had a job in the past…
Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline highlighted in Governor’s press event at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» and the Helpline hosted a press event on October 18 highlighting the Commonwealth’s aggressive response to the opioid epidemic and substance use disorder, featuring speakers Governor Charlie Baker, Secretary Marylou Sudders of the Executive…
Wages haven’t yet followed growing recognition of the value of community health workers
Although there is now national consensus on community health worker (CHW) core roles and skills, and health care reform has led to the recognition of community health workers’ role in improving health outcomes and reducing…
Celebrating 60 years of impact
Sixty years after our founding, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» continues to carry out its original mission to support medical research and health education – albeit in terms and approaches that continue to evolve with the…