The Office of Community Health has hosted a number of webinars. Links for viewing are available below.
This webinar discussed the role of health care providers in addressing the social needs of families and helping them to overcome barriers and achieve greater stability. Boston Children’s provider and a representative from one of our partners, Project Bread, discussed this important topic.
This webinar featured Boston Children’s Hospital’s support of place-based, collective impact projects through its Child Health Equity Initiative (CHEq). The CHEq initiative, part of Boston Children’s Collaboration for Community Health, unites organizations within a neighborhood in their efforts to achieve health equity, improve community cohesion, and strengthen programs and services for children and families. The Nubian Neighborhood Network is featured.
This webinar focused on how COVID-19 exacerbated mental and behavioral health access and concerns for children in Boston. This discussion explored the resources available to children and families, and how schools have been and continue to be impacted.
This webinar highlighted how food insecurity continues to be a concern for many Boston Children’s patients and families in the community. Boston Children’s strategies to address this issue were explored, and Mattapan Community Health Center was also featured.
This two-part series on Family Financial Mobility in Massachusetts was co-hosted by the Office of Community Health and the Office of Government Relations. The first session focused on the issues families are facing and the community programming and investments to address these issues. The second session focused on advocacy and specifically the Earned Income Tax Credit.
The Office of Community Health hosts Community Health Grand rounds throughout the year. These are educational sessions that bring together hospital staff and external partners to discuss a particular community health topic.
On May 27, 2020, the Office of Community Health hosted a virtual grand rounds session entitled: Impact of COVID-19 on our Community. Below is a recording of that session.