In October 2021, HRiA staff members and sponsored programs participated in the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA) in Denver, CO and virtually. These presentations illustrate some of our work in training, capacity building, community engagement, and evaluation around topic areas including COVID-19, violence intervention and prevention, mental health, harm reduction, substance use prevention education, and access to healthcare and social services. Read the abstracts by clicking on the titles below.
Alex Fidalgo, Michael Leonard, Gracie Rolfe, Jennifer Toth Cyran, Laurie Jo Wallace.
Working with people who use stimulants: Harm reduction strategic and best practices.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 25, 2021. Denver, CO.
Ziming Xuan, Amy Flynn, Elizabeth Beatriz, Heather Nelson.
Using oversampling weights to improve health disparity research: A methodological case study from Massachusetts’ COVID-19 community impact study.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 21, 2021. Denver, CO.
Natalie Johnson, Nichelle Sandler, Francisco Santos Silva, Laurie Jo Wallace, Leslie Rivera, Moacir Barbosa.
Social connectedness as a tool for community and individual healing in gun violence intervention.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 26, 2021. Denver, CO.
Matthew Tumpney, Rebecca Han, Lauren Larochelle, Lauren Cardoso, Lisa Arsenault, Monica Bharel and W. W. Sanouri Ursprung.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and access to care: Results from the Massachusetts COVID-19 community impact survey.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 25, 2021. Denver, CO.
Alana LeBron, Nassira Nicola, Abby Atkins, Glory Song, Lauren Cardoso, Sabrina Selk, Elizabeth Beatriz, Ben Wood, Caroline Stack, and W.W. Sanouri Ursprung.
Did COVID-19 intensify barriers for people who are deaf or hard of hearing? Massachusetts COVID-19 community impact survey findings.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 24, 2021. Denver, CO.
Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Emily Sparer-Fine, Amy Flynn, Elizabeth Beatriz, Monica Bharel, Glory Song, Caroline Stack, Lauren Cardoso, and W. W. Sanouri Ursprung.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Massachusetts workers: Findings from the COVID-19 community impact survey.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 27, 2021. Denver, CO.
Lauren Cardoso, PhD, W. W. Sanouri Ursprung, Ben Wood, Elizabeth Beatriz, Glory Song, Caroline Stack, Kathleen Fitzsimmons, Emily Sparer-Fine, Heather Nelson, Amy Flynn, Abby Atkins, Mihaly Imre, Ruth Blodgett, Abigail Averbach, Sabrina Selk, Monica Bharel, and Lisa Bandoian.
Massachusetts’ COVID-19 community impact survey (CCIS): An innovative approach to prioritizing health equity in state level COVID-19 data collection efforts.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 24, 2021. Denver, CO.
Ashley Wennerstrom, PhD, MPH, Meredith Kascits Sugarman, MPH, Catherine Haywood, BSW, CHW, Denise Smith, MBA, BS, CHW, PN, Dakshu Jindal, MA, Carl Rush, MRP and Geoffrey Wilkinson, MSW.
How are Medicaid managed care organizations supporting community health workers? Results from a national study.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 24, 2021. Denver, CO.
Fatimah Dreier and Shani Buggs, PhD, MPH.
Shifting the frame on violence in communities of color: National advocacy successfully encourages Biden administration to commit $5 billion to community violence intervention.
Presented at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 27, 2021. Denver, CO.
Moacir Barbosa.
Listening to and learning from black men to address COVID-19.
Presented at the Men’s Health Caucus, American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 26, 2021. Denver, CO.
Moacir Barbosa. Engaging Men in the Healthcare System: A Proactive Approach. Panel facilitation at the Men’s Health Caucus, American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 26, 2021. Denver, CO.
Lisa Waddell, Judy Monroe, Anne Zink, John Auerbach, Allison Arwady, Denise Smith.
A Robust, Prepared, Engaged Public Health Workforce of the Future: Leveraging Accelerators and Removing Inhibitors. Panel discussion at the American Public Health Association annual meeting. October 25, 2021. Denver, CO.
