About Us

Office of Child Advocacy (OCA) 

The OCA oversees, coordinates and stewards Boston Children’s Hospital’s community mission by:

• Understanding and identifying community health needs through ongoing and comprehensive community needs assessment
   
• Investing in, supporting and assisting hospital programs to address the most pressing issues and that will achieve social impact
   
•  Acting as a resource to hospital staff, providers and researchers working to address health issues and improve community health
   
• Creating a culture of learning among hospital staff, providers and researchers by providing opportunities for hospital staff and community partners to work together and learn from each other
   
• Promoting public health advocacy efforts with the Office of Government Relations
   
• Supporting community health centers and their pediatric practices to improve access to care, wellness and treatment programs
   
• Engaging community and City of Boston partners in the hospital’s work to address health and non-health issues that affect the lives of children
   
• Communicating about the community mission and reporting to government agencies

In addition to measuring the impact of the hospital’s community health programs, OCA wanted to measure its own effectiveness and efficiency. The  OCA dashboard was created to report on its efforts to support the Boston Children’s community mission and the work of community programs.