• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Donate
Leah Zallman Center
  • Who We Are
    • History, Values, and Vision
    • About Dr. Leah Zallman
    • About Dr. Jessica Santos
    • Our Team
    • Advisory Council
    • Partners
    • Intern Program
  • What We Do
    • Research Agenda
    • Projects
    • Publications
  • Why Immigrant Health
  • In The News
    • Videos
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • Donate
Select Page
  • What We Do
  • Research Agenda
  • Projects
  • Publications

Topic Area: Social determinants of health

Strategies for Thawing the Chilling Effect: Increasing Understanding and Uptake of Public Benefits in Immigrant Communities

Children, youth, and familiesGrant-making programsImmigrant healthSocial determinants of health

The Leah Zallman Center is partnering with No Kid Hungry to evaluate grants aimed at addressing food insecurity in immigrant communities and thawing the chilling effects of the public charge ruling.

Read More

Community-engaged research to explore the impact of the Everett casino in surrounding communities

Behavioral health and substance useImmigrant healthSocial determinants of health

ICH is working with NORC on a community-based participatory research (CBPR) study to explore the impacts of the Encore Boston Harbor Casino on the surrounding communities.

Read More

Evaluation of the Voices for Health Justice Program

Advocacy and community engagementGrant-making programsHealthcare delivery systemsImmigrant healthSocial determinants of health

ICH is evaluating the Voices for Health Justice program. Voices seeks to build power in communities experiencing health inequities to improve the health care system’s accessibility, affordability, and ability to treat all people with dignity.

Read More

Developing an EHR Tool for Reporting How Patients’ Language Needs Are Met

Healthcare delivery systemsImmigrant healthSocial determinants of health

ICH provided TA to support the development and refinement of the Language Services Data Tool (LSDT) at Cambridge Health Alliance. The LSDT enables standardized documentation of how language needs are met during encounters with patients who have limited English proficiency.

Read More

Investigating the myth of the “model minority”: a participatory community health assessment of Chinese and Vietnamese adults

Immigrant healthSocial determinants of health

ICH led a cross-sectional participatory community health assessment in a city in Massachusetts, to understand differences and similarities in demographics, health and healthcare access in Chinese and Vietnamese adults.

Read More

Post navigation

Provider’s perspectives on the impact of ICE on immigrant health
Perceptions of contributing factors to severe COVID-19 hospitalization among Hispanic and Spanish speaking patients
A Center at
Address: 350 Main Street, 4th Floor, Malden, MA 02148
Phone: 781-338-0300
Fax: 781-338-0340
Email Us

About Us

  • Who We Are
  • Mission, Vision and History
  • About Dr. Leah Zallman
  • About Dr. Jessica Santos
  • Our Team
  • Advisory Council
  • Partners
  • Intern Program
    • Summer 2022 Interns
    • Fall 2022 Interns

Our Impact

  • What We Do
  • Research Agenda
  • Projects
  • Publications
©2020 INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.