Topic: Public Health – Page 6

Community Health Needs Assessments in the MAPC Region

Posted on November 23, 2016 at 1:07 pm. Written by Kit Un

Community Health Needs Assessments in the MAPC Region CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Resources >> Public Health Community health assessments (CHAs) are becoming more and more ubiquitous. Most prominently, the […]

Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund HIA

Posted on May 5, 2015 at 2:20 pm. Written by Kit Un

Background Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and the Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (MHIC) have created a $30 million private equity fund model that will consider the community, environmental, and health benefits […]

Walking Routes to the Lower Mystic River

Posted on April 29, 2014 at 5:13 pm. Written by Kit Un

Project Background MAPC has been working with Boston, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford and Somerville to identify potential walking routes that would connect neighborhoods with the lower Mystic River and its tributaries […]

Plymouth South High School HIA

Posted on March 14, 2014 at 1:27 pm. Written by Kit Un

Background The Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) provides grants to communities through a competitive process to assist with renovating and/or constructing school buildings. Through an eight-module process, the MSBA requires […]

Community Transformation Grant

Posted on November 18, 2013 at 2:28 pm. Written by Kit Un

Background Community Transformation Grants (CTG), awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), are funded under the Affordable Care Act. The grants are designed to help states and communities […]

Opening aqueduct trails to the public

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 4:10 pm. Written by Kit Un

Aqueduct Trail Network Project background More than 40 miles of trails exist along the historic Weston, Sudbury, Cochituate, and Wachusett aqueducts. These aqueducts and reservoirs are part of an emergency […]

Healthy Dining

Posted on September 21, 2012 at 1:12 pm. Written by Kit Un

Background The Healthy Dining project was started through the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Mass in Motion (MiM) initiative. It sets standards and guidelines for healthy dining restaurants in communities, […]