Established in 1982, the Central Massachusetts Area Health Education Center, Inc. DBA Center for Health Impact (CHI) is a woman owned non-profit organization (W/NPO) 501©3 certified by the Massachusetts Supplier Diversity office.
Our Mission
CHI’s mission is to create health equity through establishing community-governmental-academic partnerships and innovative strategies to address structural racism and linguistic inequities, promote workforce development, impact public policy, and inform community based participatory research and research that enhances access to quality healthcare and education.
Partner with Us
CHI partners with organizations and communities to provide training, services, and technical assistance and consulting that increases their capacity to promote culturally and linguistically equitable health and well-being. Our multi-disciplinary team will work in partnership with you, your organization and your constituents to develop sustainable organizational systems, stronger leaders, and enhanced team member capacity. With social justice as a core value, we model a collaborative, asset-based approach in working with you to improve systems, train staff, and solve seemingly intractable problems.
CHI Delivers:
One-Stop Shopping
Developing your people, your organization and you, we offer a wide range of services to develop today the capacity you need tomorrow.
Value
Investing in your organization’s future doesn’t have to break the budget. CHI offers some of the most competitive pricing in the industry.
Expertise and Experience
Our multidisciplinary, multicultural team combines expert methodologies with real world experience to deliver practical, proven advice to power your growth and innovation.
Responsiveness and Innovation
We are uniquely positioned to pivot and switch gears quickly in order to provide desired outcomes. Our flexibility allows for the generation of range of options for you to consider.
Collaboration and Partnerships
Locally
- Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester & Worcester Community Health Improvement Plan
- Worcester Board of Health
- 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+
- UMass Medical School Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences
- Worcester State University
- Quinsigamond Community College
- MassHire Central Massachusetts
Regionally & Nationally
- National Association of Community Health Workers
- Massachusetts Board of Certification of Community Health Workers
- Massachusetts Investing in Girls Alliance
- 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
- American Translation Association
- New England Translation Association
- MDPH Suicide Prevention Community Advisory Board
- MDPH Breast and Cervical Cancer Advisory Board
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