Projects from the Leah Zallman Center, including those shared with the Institute for Community Health.
The Leah Zallman Center is providing technical assistance services to the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) to learn from MIRA's new pilot program, Immigrant Assistance Services…
ICH conducted a needs assessment and supported strategic planning for a substance use prevention program in Cambridge, MA.
ICH is the evaluator for the Consumer Voices for Innovation grant-making program, which funds community-based organizations to organize consumers around health systems transformation issues.
ICH has worked with Cambridge Health Alliance since 2011 to support evaluation and quality improvement of language services for Limited English Proficient patients.
ICH evaluated 22 community health center grants focused on implementing new technologies, integrating new care team members, and improving operations.
ICH is the evaluator for SUSTAIN Communities, an initiative aiming to build community health center capacity to treat opioid use disorder.
In collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Engagement Game Lab at Emerson College, ICH used an online game platform to collect input from Boston residents on…
ICH is evaluating RIZE Massachusetts’ inaugural grant program, which seeks to increase access to treatment for opioid use disorder among vulnerable populations.
ICH is evaluating a CDC-funded demonstration project to increase testing and treatment of people at high-risk for latent TB infection in Lynn, Massachusetts.
ICH has published a series of data briefs highlighting data on social determinants of health in Massachusetts, with accompanying data tables with community-level information.
This study examines the potential impact of a proposed change to the "public charge" immigration rule on benefit use for children who need care.
ICH conducted a formative evaluation of a new art museum-based health professions education fellowship.
ICH conducted an analysis of nationally representative data that showed that immigrants fill a disproportionate share of health care and direct care jobs in the US.
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…
ICH is evaluating the Voices for Health Justice program. Voices seeks to build power in communities experiencing health inequities to improve the health care system’s accessibility, affordability, and…
ICH is the evaluator for the English for Parents (EFP) program. EFP aims to support parents whose children are in the Somerville public school system by providing classes…
The Leah Zallman Center is conducting a developmental evaluation with the HEAL Winchendon coalition, looking at how the growth of social, financial, and community assets improve the health…
The Leah Zallman Center is conducting a participatory evaluation of the City of Boston Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement's (MOIA) pilot initiative on advancing immigrant mental health.
Greater Rochester Health Foundation
LZC is collaborating with Parent Leaders from the GRHF to examine the impact and viability of their parent liberation model as part of the organization’s ongoing systems change…
The Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research (LZC) at the Institute for Community Health (ICH) partnered with Vital CxNs on a six-month technical assistance project that resulted…
City of Somerville's SomerViva: Office of Immigrant Affairs
The Institute for Community Health (ICH) and the Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research (LZC) facilitated a strategic planning process with the City of Somerville’s SomerViva: Office…
City of Boston
LZC is the methodology and evaluation partner on the City of Boston’s COVID-19 Immigrant Economic Recovery Initiative.
Share Our Strength
ICH and the Leah Zallman Center is conducting a mixed-methods evaluation of Nutrition in Housing (NIH), a pilot program from Share Our Strength – No Kid Hungry.
City of Boston Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA)
LZC evaluated the second round of the City of Boston Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement’s (MOIA) Weaving Well-being initiative. Weaving Well-being aims to support immigrant-serving community-based organizations in…
Southern New Hampshire University
The Leah Zallman Center is partnering with Southern New Hampshire University’s Center for New Americans and New Hampshire Equity Collective to conduct an analysis of English language instruction…
CHA Foundation
LZC is conducting a study of the Cambridge Health Alliance’s Asylum Program’s (CHAAP) asylum medicine residency elective in partnership with CHAAP and the Center for Health Equity Education…
The Greenwall Foundation
The Leah Zallman Center is working with The Hastings Center on a research study to explore the bioethical challenges that clinicians and staff face at community health centers…
No Kid Hungry
The Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research (LZC) partnered with No Kid Hungry to evaluate a No Kid Hungry grant aimed at addressing food insecurity in immigrant…
Mass General Brigham
ICH is conducting a qualitative research study to understand the drivers of disparities in substance use disorder treatment among Black and Latinx patients at Mass General Brigham.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
ICH worked with the MA Department of Public Health to gather community input to inform improvements to infectious disease surveillance data collection processes for immigrant populations.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC)
ICH is working with NORC on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) study to explore the impacts of the Encore Boston Harbor Casino on the surrounding communities.
Cambridge Health Alliance
ICH provided TA to support the development and refinement of the Language Services Data Tool (LSDT) at Cambridge Health Alliance. The LSDT enables standardized documentation of how language…
Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center
ICH provided process evaluation and analytical support to identify strengths, gaps, and recommendations for the Complex Care Program at Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center.
ICH and CHA researchers conducted qualitative interviews with Hispanic and Spanish-speaking CHA patients to better understand pathways for preventing severe disease.
ICH staff led a study to understand the impact of ICE activities on immigrant health from the perspective of health care providers.
ICH staff were senior authors of a study that used community-based participatory research to investigate the impact of enhanced immigration enforcement on immigrant health in Everett, MA.
La Communidad, Inc and the Cambridge Health Alliance Department of Community Health Improvement
ICH provided technical assistance to guide a focus group process on police relationships with immigrant communities in Everett, MA
ICH Director of Research Leah Zallman contributed to a literature review that aimed to compare health care expenditures of U.S. immigrants to those of U.S.-born individuals, and evaluate…
ICH Director of Research Leah Zallman was the senior author on a paper reviewing literature on barriers to health care for undocumented immigrants and identifying strategies for addressing…
California Health Care Foundation
ICH is leading a study to estimate immigrant contributions, expenditures and net contributions to the UICH is leading a study to estimate immigrant contributions, expenditures and net contributions…
ICH Director of Research Leah Zallman was the senior author on a study that aimed to understand immigrants’ perceptions of affordability of insurance and knowledge of insurance after…
ICH led a study on Medicare Trust Fund contributions and withdrawals by unauthorized immigrants.
ICH’s Director of Research Leah Zallman and Epidemiologist Lynsie Ranker contributed to the first national examination of changes in mental health status for Hispanic DACA-eligible individuals and their…
Cambridge Health Alliance (Dr. Lara Jirmanus)
ICH analyzed missed appointment prevalence in primary care at two safety-net hospitals in Massachusetts, prior to and following 2017 immigration policy changes, among patients most affected by these…
Cambridge Health Alliance’s Human Resources Department
ICH is providing planning and program evaluation services to Cambridge Health Alliance’s Wellness Initiative to support their goal of improving workforce wellness.
ICH conducted a qualitative study with Cambridge Health Alliance primary cICH conducted a qualitative study with Cambridge Health Alliance primary care providers to understand their perspectives on the…
Community Catalyst
ICH provided qualitative research expertise to Community Catalyst on their project to study the care management enrollment experiences of patients dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare in California,…
City of Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force
ICH served as the evaluator of the Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force (MHTF), with initiatives focused on Behavioral Health; Adolescent Health and Leadership; Healthy Active Living; and Housing…
Boston Public Health Commission
ICH partnered with the Boston Public Health Commission, Boston Medical Center, and BU School of Public Health to conduct a qualitative research study examining racial/ethnic inequities in access…
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Funded with a grant from the RWJF, ICH evaluated the CSHE program, which aims to work with populations affected by structural racism and other inequitable policies, supporting community…
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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.
Rural Core of the Northern New England Clinical and Translational Research Network
ICH designed and facilitated a 2-day workshop at Maine Medical Center on how to define and measure community engagement.
This qualitative study will examine the impact of the proposed ‘public charge’ rule on health among immigrants in Eastern Massachusetts and will identify paths forward to mitigate impact.
The Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation, Community Catalyst
ICH is the evaluator for the CVI 2.0 program, which funds community-based organizations to organize consumers to advocate for policies and programs that expand how the healthcare sector…
Agenda for Children Literacy Initiative, City of Cambridge
For over 15 years, ICH has been the evaluator for Agenda For Children, a literacy initiative of the City of Cambridge. ICH has helped AFC program staff track…
College Success Initiative, City of Cambridge Office of College Success
ICH is working with the Cambridge Office of College Success on a mixed-methods evaluation to investigate the impact of coaching and other supports on low-income students’ progress, persistence,…
JRI (Justice Resource Institute)
ICH is worked with the Justice Resource Institute (JRI) and associated organizations on a mixed methods evaluation examining implementation of evidence-based practices for trauma-informed care.
Greater Boston Food Bank
ICH is providing data expertise and support to the Greater Boston Food Bank and partners in assessing the implementation and impact of a mobile food market at Revere…
ICH assisted Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) to manage quarterly data reporting on services received by patients with HIV/AIDS.
Institute for Health and Recovery
ICH is evaluating a substance use and HIV/Hepatitis C prevention initiative for youth and young adults in Malden and Everett
Mount Auburn Hospital
Projects Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, strives to provide high quality care across all clinical service areas, including Labor and Delivery. ICH supported Mount Auburn with the…
ICH conducted qualitative patient interviews to inform the design of disease management programs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes, opioid use disorder, or chronic pain…
Somerville Police Department
ICH analyzed and supported administration of a survey to local police departments about Crisis Intervention Team programs.
ICH conducted a research study to understand immigrants’ and US-born individuals’ contributions, private-insurers’ expenditures, and net contributions to private health insurance.
Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy
ICH conducted a needs assessment and evaluated a sex education curriculum that was delivered to youth in Lawrence.
Parenting Journey
For more than a decade, ICH worked with the Parenting Journey to evaluate its programs for parents and caregivers.
McManus Foundation
ICH is using electronic medical records data to examine prescription opioid use and addiction among a primary care population of youth and young adults in an urban safety-net…
Malden Public Schools
The Malden Public Schools worked with ICH from 2012-2018 to conduct a student health survey (the Youth Risk Behavior Survey) with middle and high school students.
Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force
ICH facilitated a strategic planning process and developed a comprehensive 5-year plan for the Lawrence Mayor’s Health Task Force.
IMPACT Boston and Boston Public Schools
ICH conducted a research study to examine the effect of a self-defense training program on empowerment and perceived safety of students with disabilities.
IMPACT Boston
ICH is conducting a research study to examine the effect of the IMPACT self-defense training program on young women as they transition from high school to college.
Dr. Roseanna Means, Director of Bridges to Moms, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
ICH evaluated the Bridges to Moms program, which provides case management and social support to homeless and housing insecure pregnant women and new mothers to improve their health…
Tri-City Partnership
ICH served as the evlauator for the Tri-City Partnership. whose goal is to reduce youth and gang violence across the three cities of Fitchburg, Gardner and Leominster.
Family Voices
ICH was the evaluator for a national center that aims to increase engagement of family leaders in improving services and systems for children and youth with special health…
MelroseWakefield Healthcare
ICH has worked with MelroseWakefield Hospital (formerly Hallmark Health System) to conduct their Community Health Need Assessments and Community Health Improvement Plans since 2012.
Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA)
ICH conducted a research study to examine the impact of medical scribes on productivity and patient experience.
ICH evaluated Cambridge Health Alliance’s primary care behavioral health integration program, a complex intervention aimed at building capacity to treat mental health conditions and substance use disorders within 12 primary…
ICH conducted an impact evaluation of the complex care management program at Cambridge Health Alliance.
Cambridge Homeless Services
ICH created a new prioritization and assessment tool for Cambridge Homeless Services to use when determining re-housing opportunities for clients.
Cambridge Public School District
ICH is providing evaluation support for the City of Cambridge’s Birth to Third Grade Partnership, which aims to improve the quality of early childhood education efforts in the…
City of Cambridge
ICH is the evaluator for Baby U, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based parenting program that provides education and support to parents of young children.
ICH utilized electronic health record data to create quantitative descriptions of Cambridge Health Alliance patients with specific health conditions.
ICH provides TA and data services to support continuous quality improvement in HIV care and service delivery at Cambridge Health Alliance.
