Boston Alliance for Community Health

Initiatives and Activities

"When you add us all up, BACH's membership is in the thousands. Some of us are from the neighborhood and some of us are from an organization. We may not always agree on everything, but in the end, we all want the same thing: safe and healthy communities."

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Free Teen Depression Webinar

For parents, teachers, and other caring adults who work with youth Presented by Nancy Rappaport, M.D. Thursday, October 30, 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET Why is teen depression an important issue? • The average onset age for depression is 14 years old • 20% of young adults will have experienced depression during their teen years […]

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CHEC: Conflict Transformation

Conflict is inevitable and communication is essential. Come join the Community Health Education Center on Thursday, October 16th, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the Community Health Workers’ Monthly Networking Forum on “Conflict Transformation” This is a place where you can: Get plenty of resources for yourself and  your clients Network with others Explore […]

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What Matters For Health

What matters when it comes to your health? To the health of your family? To the health of your neighborhood? Brigham and Women’s Hospital and its community planning partners will be funding programs for health and well-being in the communities of Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, Mission Hill, and Roxbury. If you live or work in […]

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Many Faces of Mental Health

Massachusettes Department of Mental Health invites the community to a free Community Conversation  Mental health affects us on many different levels through our mind, body and spirit. This event provides basic orientation of how the mind, body and spirit are interconnected; identifies strategies and examples to achieve whole health; and provides a toolkit participants can refer […]

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Boston BEST Initiative Training Schedule 2014-2015

Mark your calendars and save the dates for our 2014-2015 Boston BEST trainings! Registration needs to be completed online for all of our trainings. Registration will open typically one month prior to the start of a training – see below for exact dates. Fall Youth Worker Certificate Training 8 Tuesdays 9:30AM-2:00PM Sept 30th-Nov 25th* *skips […]

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