ICH’s Sharon Touw participated in a Health Affairs briefing on immigrant health research and policy
Sharon Touw, ICH Epidemiologist, participated in a Health’s Affair briefing on immigrant health in July, along with six other immigrant health researchers and experts. Sharon discussed ICH’s research on the impact of public charge rule changes on Medicaid and SNAP utilization among immigrant essential workers and their families. You can view the recording here.
Fostering language justice: Creating inclusive spaces through bilingual meeting facilitation
In one of our projects, the evaluation of Community Solutions for Health Equity, or CSHE, one of the grantees, the Refugee Community Partnership in North Carolina, is specifically focused on language justice in the healthcare system. We have felt inspired by this framing — language access not just as an accommodation, but as a right. […]
Impact of COVID-19 on early education and care programs: 5 findings from the literature
In March 2020, parents of young children struggled to adjust to life under the COVID-19 restrictions that limited in-person preschool education. At the same time, the early education and care (EEC) programs and educators that families depend on were also deeply impacted at every stage of the pandemic. Even though EEC is a $99 billion […]
ICH Board member Dr. Kiame Mahaniah discusses substance use disorder treatment on NPR
“Compared to 40 years ago, the difference in the landscape is amazing” On June 19, ICH Board member Dr. Kiame Mahaniah was featured by NPR in a piece on substance use disorder treatment, part of a series entitled “The War On Drugs: 50 Years Later”. Dr. Mahaniah shared his thoughts on peer support workers and […]
Reflecting Upon Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness month, observed each May in the United States, was especially important this year. In this past year, 4 times as many U.S. adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression than in the previous year. The pandemic and consequences of the pandemic (e.g., income loss, school closures, isolation) have led adolescents and adults […]
ICH is awarded new grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
ICH was recently awarded a contract from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to evaluate the Voices for Health Justice (VHJ) program. With Community Catalyst serving as the national program office and Community Change and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities as steering committee members, VHJ supports 25 projects across 24 states with funding […]