Town of Ware Working Together for a Healthier Quaboag Hills Region The Town of Ware is implementing a multi-sector partnership comprised of individuals with lived experience, community agencies/service providers, and a cluster of municipalities to plan and conduct a CHIP process in the Quaboag Hills region of central and western Massachusetts, spanning 17… Read More
Town of Randolph (Metropolitan Area Planning Council) Randolph Community Wellness Plan Implementation Randolph Health Department and Planning Departments are partnering with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to implement the Randolph Community Wellness which is focused on social, built and environmental determinants of Health. The implementation work will also include sustaining the plan’s Steering Committee, facilitation and actions by a… Read More
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Hampden County Health Improvement Plan Engagement & Implementation PVPC, in collaboration with the Public Health Institute of Western MA and the Hampden County Health Improvement Network is advancing implementation of the Hampden CHIP including building capacity and involvement of CHIP membership and engaging people with lived experiencing in the CHIP. … Read More
Franklin Regional Council of Governments Franklin County/North Quabbin Community Health Improvement Plan Network FRCOG is facilitating a broad Community Health Improvement Plan Network in the 30-town Franklin County and North Quabbin region. CHIP infrastructure includes convening a Steering Committee and working groups which will guide the CHIP 2.0 spanning 2021-2023. … Read More
Community Health Network of North Central Mass – CHNA 9 (Montachusett Home Care Corporation) North Central Mass CHIP 2025: Planning for Sustained Growth CHNA 9 is in the process of planning its next CHIP to begin in 2021. The coalition will undergo sustainability and infrastructure planning to support the CHIP, in addition to developing a communication plan, community engagement strategies, fundraising/development strategies, a policy and legislative… Read More
Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester (YWCA of Worcester) Centering Worcester’s CHIP Process in Communities with Lived Experience The 2016 CHIP is entering its final implementation year and partners, funders, and stakeholders are looking toward what’s next for health improvement in the greater Worcester Region. As the 2016 CHIP sunsets and data on final outcomes are coalesced to be… Read More
City of New Bedford Health Department Health Equity for All Throughout New Bedford (HEALTH NB) The City of New Bedford Health Department is building a diverse and equitable collaborative with the purpose of closely examining the city’s Community Health Improvement Plan to ensure all populations are represented in an equitable manner. Through the review of archival… Read More
Cambridge Public Health Department Cambridge Community Health Improvement Plan – Strengthening Community Engagement and Evaluation In 2015, CPHD published its first CHIP as part of the accreditation process and officially became a nationally accredited public health department in 2018. CPHD is currently completing the final year of its first CHIP and developing its second CHIP. Through… Read More
Berkshire Regional Planning Commission County Health Initiative (CHI) Community Health Improvement Planning Berkshire Regional Planning Commission acts as the backbone organization for this County Health Initiative which is conducting a CHIP process for the 32 municipalities in Berkshire County. The initiative will organize and engage partners in visioning and collecting data, identifying and prioritizing… Read More
Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Inc. – VietAID VietAID is working to strengthen their existing older adult program to include more comprehensive services and to expand existing advocacy/organizing efforts. Specifically, the VietAID is 1) surveying and engaging current participants on issues they care about; 2) connecting with partners/allies to develop workshops and identify opportunities for engagement; and 3)… Read More
