Green Banner with RCHC logo Greter Boston Center for Healthy Communities - Your Link to Community Health Resources Serving Boston, Brookline, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop - Click here to go to the home page.

 
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Welcome to the Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities webpage. Our trained staff provides community health planning, evaluation, and resources to support coalitions and community groups in theGreater Boston area. Using the

most up-to-date prevention research, data, curricula, and tools, the Center works with groups to develop plans to improve the health of their community. We assist groups in identifying health priorities and designing new initiatives to meet the communities health concerns.

Community Resources

 Learn about healthy communities

 Find out what coalitions are doing in your area!

  Search the rchc weblibrary for public health resources to borrow including substance abuse, youth development and community health materials

  Download YRBS results for Massachusetts availble - Executive Summary
 

Prevention Partners

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The Boston Collaborative for Food and Fitness

Boston is one of nine communities nationwide that recently received a $500,000, two-year planning grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support the creation of a comprehensive citywide plan to fight obesity and increase the availability of public space for physical activity.
NEW! Now the Collaborative is giving some back to the community in the form of grants!

Youth Fitness Pilot Program RFP
Youth Fitness Pilot Application
Community Assessment Awards

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Take Action! Tell the MBTA it’s time to remove alcohol ads from the “T”

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Massachusetts Council on
Compulsive Gambling

Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities is a program of The Medical Foundation
TMF - 622 Washington Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts 02124 voice 617-451-0049 fax 617-282-3950
Funded by:Massachusetts Department of Public Health and United Way of Massachusetts Bay