National drug overdose deaths have been rising for decades, with particularly significant increases in recent years among populations of color. There is an urgent need for timely, accessible substance use disorder treatment, but workforce shortages across roles and settings impede the ability of the treatment system to meet the rising and evolving demand. In this […]
Museum-based education for health professionals can lead to a variety of important learning outcomes within the domain of skills development, personal insight, perspective-taking and social advocacy. The Harvard Macy Institute’s Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship was designed to develop faculty expertise in art museum-based practices, encourage scholarship, and cultivate a cohesive and supportive community […]
The Leah Zallman Center for Immigrant Health Research (LZC) at the Institute for Community Health and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) are proud to jointly release New American Cities: Building Pathways to Refugee Economic Security and Hope. The report shares findings from a two-year study of LIRS’ flagship New American Cities (NAC) program, a workforce development initiative focused on moving refugee and immigrant workers […]
Background – In Massachusetts, the opioid overdose death rate is significantly higher for formerly-incarcerated people than for non-incarcerated people. Furthermore, overdose death rates in MA increased in recent years for Black and Hispanic/Latino men, surpassing the rate for White men. Objective – The Recovery-Based Reentry Services for Black and Latino Men (BLM) pilot program aims to provide culturally-responsive, person-centered […]