NeighborHealth convenes East Boston residents and leaders to discover the 2025 Boston Group Well being Wants Evaluation, shaping pathways for equitable well being options throughout the town
BOSTON, MA (July 14, 2025) – NeighborHealth and the Boston Group Well being Collaborative (BCHC) gathered residents on the well being heart’s Maverick Sq. location in East Boston on Tuesday, July 8 for a Group Gallery Stroll to current and focus on key findings from the 2025 Boston Group Well being Wants Evaluation (CHNA). The CHNA is a group well being enchancment plan developed by BCHC, which is facilitated by the Boston Public Well being Fee and convenes Metropolis departments, public well being, healthcare, group based mostly organizations, and Boston residents. The interactive occasion centered discussions on the native well being knowledge and community-driven options to assist inform NeighborHealth’s well being fairness initiatives in 2026.
“Enhancing well being throughout Boston requires an amazing collaborative effort and, as the most important community-based main care well being system in Massachusetts, our partnership with the Boston Group Well being Collaborative presents a data-driven roadmap for working collectively to handle the basis causes of well being inequities,” mentioned Jamie Hazard, Interim CEO and Chief Monetary Officer of NeighborHealth.
The CHNA knowledge identifies areas of energy and progress associated to group well being in Boston. It additionally gives group well being facilities with suggestions for improved outcomes based mostly on knowledge collected from surveys, focus teams and interviews with the local people.
Key insights from the evaluation pertaining to NeighborHealth’s affected person inhabitants have been introduced by Tibrine da Fonseca, PhD, Venture Director of BCHC on the Boston Public Well being Fee (BPHC) and Maya Iona Nuñez, CHNA Venture Coordinator at BPHC.
“The Boston Group Well being Collaborative course of recognized key priorities to assist the well being and wellbeing of Boston residents – strengthening entry to wholesome meals, secure and inexpensive housing, creating extra financial alternatives, and enhancing entry to care,” mentioned Tibrine da Fonseca, Venture Director of BCHC on the Boston Public Well being Fee.
The occasion supplied a platform for collaboration as sufferers, group members, well being professionals, and native leaders responded to the information. NeighborHealth’s management emphasised the collective name to motion, urging stakeholders to construct on partnerships and prioritize sensible methods, together with highlighting how the CHNA findings will inform their fairness planning.
“We have been heartened to see a lot alignment with the work we’re doing and the wants introduced ahead within the evaluation,” mentioned Mimi Gardner, Vice President and Chief Fairness Officer at NeighborHealth. “Partnerships shall be important to advancing and increasing that work. By means of NeighborHealth’s Group Well being Fairness Council, we look ahead to bringing residents, native nonprofits, faculties, healthcare suppliers, and elected leaders collectively to proceed tackling meals, housing, behavioral well being, and financial stability.”
Because the occasion concluded, members heard youth performances from the EASTIE Coalition, loved mild refreshments and engaged in a present card raffle.
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