The Internship with the Winooski School District and the Multiple Language Learner Program aimed to establish a blueprint for a CNHS/Public Health Sciences Mentorship program. The overarching goal of this project is to recognize education as a determinant of health and address the importance of equitable access to higher education by bridging the gap directly […]
The Internship with the Winooski School District and the Multiple Language Learner Program aimed to establish a blueprint for a CNHS/Public Health Sciences Mentorship program. The overarching goal of this project is to recognize education as a determinant of health and address the importance of equitable access to higher education by bridging the gap directly […]
The Holyoke District Court provides immediate access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and other treatment and recovery services to criminal-justice involved individuals through the Holyoke Early Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Program. On-site peer recovery coaches (PRC) connect participants with recovery and treatment services. They aimed to understand participants’ treatment experiences, perception […]
Julia completed her project at Support and Services at Home (SASH). “The goal of this project is to determine the impact of effective communication and preventative care on the health outcomes of older adults living at home. By doing this, SASH can work to improve the health and quality of life of older adults living […]
Latahj’s work at Hamden Academy involved working with children and families at the school to follow healthy COVID-19 practices while also increasing education and awareness about vaccines, testing, etc., among this population.
Kelsi’s project sought to improve health equity by analyzing health care workforce challenges in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire (NH). A majority of the Lakes Region is rural and medically underserved and many of the health care organizations serve vulnerable populations in the community. Understanding the health care workforce challenges in the region helped […]
Marielle’s project helps ensure that Food on the Move is making an impact. Food on the Move is a program run by the Rhode Island Public Health Institute. RIPHI is a non-profit based in Rhode Island that aims to solve complex public health issues using research, best public health practices, and community engagement. The ultimate […]
Courtney’s project with New England Institute of Technology addressed health equity by assessing the barriers to a) complete college and b) owning a home and proposing an intervention and implementation. By further studying and addressing these social determinants of health we advance the possibilities of the Latinx community, in partnership with the Latino Policy Institute […]
North Country Health Consortium (NCHC) serves as the public health network for North Country NH, identified as all of Coos County and Northern Grafton County, to provide support services and programming to this vulnerable population. At this project site, Andrea worked on the Annual Report and Community Health Improvement Plan as her main projects. One […]
Holyoke, Massachusetts is geographically located on what is known as the “heroin highway.” While the whole country faces the opioid crisis, Holyoke and its predominately Hispanic population especially struggles with this epidemic. As there is great overlap between those who present before the court and those with a substance use disorder, we aimed to mitigate […]