Community Health Needs Assessment

The report presents Tufts Medical Center's 2016 community health needs assessment for Chinatown, Dorchester, South Boston and the South End. It identifies neighborhood-specific priorities including cancer and smoking in Chinatown, violence and substance abuse in Dorchester, substance abuse in South Boston, and chronic disease in the South End. It sets an implementation timetable involving grant proposals, community-health-center collaborations and evaluation. It also reports that prior programs reached over 3,300 Chinatown and Asian community members, an estimated 4,600 Dorchester residents, and more than 2,200 South Boston individuals.

Report type

Community Benefit Report

Class

Specialized

Scope

Full report

Fiscal year

2016

Language

English

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