The Center for Health Impact, formerly known as Central Massachusetts Area Health Education Center, Inc., is a Woman Non-Profit Organization (W/NPO) 501(c)3 certified by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office. The Center was founded in 1982 with the mission to enhance access to quality health care, promote workforce development, and eliminate health disparities.
Programs and Services
Our service area extends throughout Massachusetts, New England and the United States. The Center’s activities include:
- Multilingual interpreter services and translation services
- Community Health Worker training programs
- Medical interpreter training programs
- Customized consulting, including curricula development; training and technical assistance; and workforce policy and advocacy development.
- Community health assessment
- Qualitative research activities
- Community-based training for medical students and residents
- Health career recruitment programs aimed at underserved multilingual and multicultural communities
- Support of local community-based coalitions advocating for appropriate health service delivery systems
Collaboration and Partnerships
The Center for Health Impact values involvement in collaboratives, inititiatives and organizations that share our commitment to promoting equity through partnership and innovation. Our staff participate in groups and efforts including:
LOCALLY:
- Worcester: Impact on Sexual Health (WISH) Task Force
- Worcester Board of Health
- Worcester Community Health Improvement Plan Priority Areas: Cultural Responsiveness; Access to Care; Racism and Discrimination
- UMass Memorial Medical Center Ethics and Treatment Issues Committee
- UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center Advisory Board
- UMass Center for Health Equity Intervention Research (CHEIR) External Advisory Board
- Worcester Public Schools School Health Advisory Committee
- North High School Chapter 74 Advisory Committee
REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY:
- Massachusetts Board of Certification of Community Health Workers
- Central MA Youth Workforce Investment Council Youth Standing Committee
- New England Coalition of Community Health Workers
- American Public Health Association Community Health Workers Section
- CDC National Guide Cardiovascular Disease Coordination Team
- National Council on Interpreting in Health Care Board
- American Translation Association
- New England Translation Association