Reflections on National Immigrant’s Day

Earlier this week the US celebrated National Immigrant’s Day. The week before, I found myself referring to my sons using a term, “boychick” — and also found myself wondering where […]

Reflections on Racial Justice and Health after attending RWJF’s Sharing Knowledge Conference

Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the  Sharing Knowledge Conference held by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in collaboration with AcademyHealth and the National Collaborative for Health Equity. […]

Let’s talk about immigration policy changes and how they impact public health

I was recently asked to talk about immigrant health policy on Boston Public Radio. The hosts of the show were interested in learning about my research on the potential impacts […]

Helping vulnerable populations, such as immigrants, through research and evaluation at the Institute for Community Health

“Pt’s husband and father deported. Pt doing ok.” The message came from a colleague who had seen my patient for an urgent visit. My heart drops every time I get […]

Employee Spotlight Interview: Leah Zallman, MD, MPH

How would you describe your role at ICH? I have been at ICH since 2012 and I am currently the Assistant Director of Research. My responsibilities include advising and directing […]

ICH Response to the DACA Program

At ICH, we would like to extend our support to the 800,000 young people affected by the recent decision about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The DACA […]