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Working with our community and hospital partners, the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Community Health Improvement (CCHI) brings together people and resources to address challenging health problems and foster sustainable improvement.

About CCHIOur mission

At the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Community Health Improvement (CCHI), a Trustee Committee on Community Health and a Community Advisory Board guide us in our work.

Trustee Committee on Community Health

The Trustee Committee on Community Health’s charge includes reviewing the community health needs assessment process and its results; advising on strategies to address identified needs, their implementation and outcomes; staying informed on accessibility of care for all in the hospital; and, serving as ambassadors of the hospital’s community health agenda within Mass General and the local communities
  • David F.M. Brown, MD
  • William “Mo” Cowan
  • Paul B. Edgerley
  • Charles K. Gifford
  • Jonathan A. Kraft
  • Carl J. Martignetti
  • Diane B. Patrick
  • Patricia F. Ribakoff, Chair
  • Barry R. Sloane

Community Advisory Board

A meeting of the community advisory board.
A meeting of the community advisory board.

Inspired by the new community benefit guidelines from the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) and the Mass Department of Public Health (DPH), Mass General has invited diverse community leaders to serve on the newly formed Community Advisory Board (CAB).

  • Tom Ambrosino
    Chelsea City Manager
  • Roseann Bongiovanni
    Chelsea Green Roots
  • Shawn Brown
    Becoming a Man (BAM) Boston
  • Prabal Chakrabarti
    Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  • Dan Cortez
    City of Chelsea Police Department
  • Dianne Curtin
    Community Action Programs Inter-City, Inc.
  • Lori D'Alleva
    Charlestown Adult Education
  • Kim Hanton
    City of Revere
  • Richard Harris
    Northeastern University College of Engineering
  • Barry Keppard
    Metropolitan Area Planning Council
  • Grace Lichaa
    Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
  • Jennifer Lo, MD
    Boston Public Health Commission
    Office of Health Equity
  • Manny Lopes
    East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
  • Rafael Mares
    The Neighborhood Developers
  • Nancy Martinez
    Charlestown Resident Alliance
  • Captain Amy O'Hara
    City of Revere Police Department
  • Luis Prado
    City of Chelsea Health & Human Services
  • Dimple Rana
    City of Revere Healthy Community Initiatives
  • Gladys Vega
    La Colaborativa