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A novel mobile health program created in early 2018 by the Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has proven to be an effective model for bringing opioid addiction treatment services directly to marginalized individuals, particularly the homeless, a population that faces the highest risk of near-term death from drug overdose.
“Loneliness and lack of social connection can have a huge impact on a person’s health,” said Molly Vespa, RN, director of the MGH Center for Community Health Improvement’s Connect to Wellness Program.
The 2020 award recipient is the Community Care Transitions Initiative led by Jocelyn Carter, MD, MPH, of the Department of Medicine.
“Good health doesn’t start at the hospital but is part of everyday life.
Fourteen Boston-based youth-serving organizations have been awarded $350,000 in grant funding by the Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Center for Community Health Improvement.
Photographer and community activist Thaddeus Miles, director of Community Services at MassHousing, tries to find joy in most aspects of his life, and encourages others to do the same.
Mass General, Lawyers for Civil Rights collaboration extends to Revere, Everett and Charlestown. Mass General, Lawyers for Civil Rights collaboration extends to Revere, Everett and Charlestown. Key Takeaways • Patients at MGH healh centers in
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $26 million grant to an ambitious collaboration involving the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery (CEMS) to establish an engineering research center (ERC) that will develop, refine and expand technologies to “stop biologic time” by preserving, stabilizing and suspending living material. Co-led by the MGH and the University of Minnesota’s Institute for Engineering in Medicine, which will serve as the center’s administrative home, the ERC also includes the University of California, Riverside and the University of California, Berkeley as core collaborators.
Supports 238 young people in summer opportunities.
Shannon Lundin is the Program Manager of Addiction and Recovery Services for the Charlestown Coalition, one of the four community coalitions supported by the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Community Health Improvement. We talked with Shannon about her work with the recovery community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Patient Gateway provides secure online access to your health information whenever you need it. Check upcoming appointments, communicate with your doctor’s office, review medications and pay medical bills—all seamlessly online 24/7.