Community Health Hubs
Streamlining coordinated, collaborative and community-responsive health and social care within trusted local spaces.
Objective
Community Health Hubs are physical sites in the community that provide a broad range of health & wellness resources & services that respond to community-voiced needs.
About
Community Health Hubs (CHH) are a collaboration between community-based organizations, community leaders, and institutions that share the collective goal of increasing access to health and social resources.
CHHs are responsive to the needs and culture of the community by taking direction from community champions, as well as investing in meaningful partnerships with community-led spaces and culturally specific programming that promotes community wellbeing.
CHH offerings often include preventive health screenings, food and nutrition resources, public benefits enrollment, activities promoting mental wellness and accessible movement, and more!
[Community Health Hubs] are a life force for the community. [CHHs] help us to come together to talk and communicate, which is the best medicine and the healing bond that the community needs and thrives on.
Janice, Dorchester resident
Partners
The Work in Action
Coordinate food resource distribution, preventive health screenings, and SNAP peer outreach via Fresh Truck’s CHH.
Streamline yoga, meditation, fitness, and behavioral health support by bringing community-responsive services to All Dorchester Sports and Leadership, a trusted community organization.
Align food distribution and SNAP enrollment with COVID-19 prevention and protection efforts by partnering with ABCD to pilot a CHH at their sites in East Boston and Mattapan.
Impact
4
Community Health Hub locations in 2024
15
Collaborating Community Health Hub partners in 2024
800+
Community-based health interactions in 2024
