Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts

Coalitions and Networks

    Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts' staff lead, co-lead, and participate in various coalitions and networks.

    • 413Cares

      A free and easy-to-use resource that can help connect individuals in our community to services like yours.
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    • Alliance for Digital Equity

      Digital equity is necessary for people to fully participate in modern society. It plays a vital role as part of overall personal and community equity because all major parts of life—including health, housing, food, education, employment, child care, banking, transportation, and civic engagement—have gone online. As society becomes more and more reliant on technology, the importance of digital equity increases.
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    • Capacity Building for Racial Equity

      We've joined the Women of Color Health Equity Collective (WOCHEC) and the MTCP to bring individuals and organizations together to build their racial justice capacity.
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    • Clean Slate MA

      Clean Slate legislation in Massachusetts will ensure that people who were formerly involved with the criminal legal system will get a fresh start by having their CORIs automatically sealed when they are eligible.
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    • Healthy Air Network

      Our network of over 60 air sensors track air quality at a neighborhood level, providing realtime air quality so residents can make informed decicions about how to spend their day.
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    • Healthy Homes Coalition

      The Healthy Homes Collaborative is a collaboration of community partners who have joined together to address the health issues faced by residents due to poor housing conditions.
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    • Live Well Springfield (LWS)

      Live Well Springfield Coalition brings together over 25 organizations working together to build and sustain a culture of health in Springfield that includes the broadest definition of health, including healthy eating, active living, the built environment, economic opportunity, housing, and education.
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    • Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition

      The Pioneer Valley Asthma Coalition (PVAC) is a coalition convened by the Public Health Institute of Western MA consisting of health professionals and institutions, community groups and residents, public health organizations, municipal and state agencies, academic institutions, schools, daycare, housing and environmental groups committed to improving asthma and environmental conditions that affect health in Western Massachusetts. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for families, individuals, and communities affected by asthma in the Pioneer Valley.
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    • LWS Climate Justice Initiative

      The Springfield Climate Justice Initiative will focus on planning and implementing strategies identified in 2017 Strong, Healthy, & Just: Springfield Climate Action & Resilience Plan for reducing GHG emissions and improving climate resilience in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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    • Youth Mental Health Coalition

      The Springfield Youth Mental Health Coalition is convened by the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts. The Coalition consists of behavioral health and youth-serving organization serving youth and families across Greater Springfield.
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    Planning processes and materials

    We develop grant applications, workplans, timelines as well as planning processes. We can be a thought partner to help strategically plan project activities and strategies that will lead to your desired outcomes. We review and analyze existing policy and procedures and draft recommendations for action.

    Expert Facilitation

    We provide expert facilitation to ensure meetings are successful in involving key stakeholders and building understanding and agreement on a shared vision and goals. We design and lead interactive conversations, both online and face-to-face, to help extract the wisdom from all participants to foster breakthrough thinking, leading to practical action plans.

    Organizing and Tracking Activities

    We provide services to convene meetings, track activities, and demonstrate progress in meeting your goals. We can provide support to organize successful events and programs including all logistics, expert speakers and outreach to community members and the media.

    Evaluation and Sustainability Planning

    With research and evaluation staff, we bring results to stakeholders to use in developing ways to sustain project activities through policies, procedures or ongoing funding.

    Our principles for successful collaborations

    • Begin and end with shared community ownership.
    • Produce community development and systems change benefits.
    • Add to community capacity and assets, rather than just reducing a need.
    • Foster true collaboration among government, business, nonprofit organizations and citizens.
    • Advance health equity and racial justice.

    What We Do

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