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About the Office of Community Health

The Office of Community Health brings together hospital and community resources to address health disparities, improve health outcomes, and promote health equity. This role includes:

  • Working with community partners to support families and address the social determinants of health
  • Understanding the greatest health and non-health concerns for families in our local community and identifying the best ways for the hospital to address those issues
  • Coordinating and stewarding resources to implement programs and efforts in the areas of mental and behavioral health, obesity, asthma, and early childhood
  • Building capacity and strengthening relationships with Boston community health centers
  • Leveraging partnerships with key community and city organizations including the Boston Public Schools, Boston Public Health Commission, and other local groups
  • Supporting Boston Children’s at Martha Eliot in its efforts to care for children and families, as well as those living in the surrounding community
  • Implementing community programs and services from across the hospital to address community needs
  • Communicating and reporting about the hospital's community health efforts and partnerships
  • Influencing policy and practice to improve care and support for children and families
  • Overseeing the hospital’s investment in community-based programs and efforts to improve child health through its Determination of Need (DoN) Community Health Initiative Process

Staff

Shari Nethersole, MD
Vice President, Community Health and Engagement
617-919-3059

Tara Agrawal, PhD
Director of Community Investment
617-919-3056

Jessica Clement
Project Manager
617-919-3061

Jennifer Fine, MPA
Senior Manager of Communications and Projects
617-919-3057

Sarah Gees Bhosrekar, DrPH
Evaluation Manager
857-218-3538

Stephanie Gómez, MPH
Manager of Community Partnerships
617-919-1617

Debbie Lay, MPH
Senior Project Manager
617-919-3304

Marisa Otis, MPH
Manager of Community Programs
617-919-6116

Rebeckah Orsatti, MBA
Business Operations Administrator
617-919-3052

Haley Piette, MPH, CHES
Project Coordinator
617-919-3065

Marioli Rodriguez
Program Coordinator I
617-919-3054

Stacy Walker, MBA
Director of Community Health Programs and Partnerships
617-919-3067