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
