Children's Health
Our children’s health initiatives serve vulnerable infants, children, parents, and families.
We partner with families to support the healthy growth and development of Boston children. We do this by connecting pregnant people and families parenting young children to education, resources, and services.
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1010 Massachusetts Ave.
6th Floor
BOSTON, MA 02118
Programs
Injury Prevention Program
The Injury Prevention Program works to prevent unintentional injuries among people of all ages and abilities.
Boston Healthy Start Initiative
The Boston Healthy Start Initiative provides direct support to pregnant and parenting women.
Father Friendly
The Father Friendly Initiative helps men fully involve themselves in their families and communities.
Healthy Baby Healthy Child
The Healthy Baby Healthy Child program provides free home visits for pregnant and parenting families in Boston.
Welcome Family: for New and Expecting Parents
Welcome Family provides new parents with education and resources.
Doula Services
We're addressing disparities in birth outcomes that affect pregnant and postpartum Black and Latina women in Boston. We connect families to doula services to support them during pregnancy and postpartum.
Boston Child Health Study
The Boston Child Health Study is a three-part study in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital. It provides comprehensive data on child health status, healthcare use, and quality of life. It also tracks the relationship between environment and child health.
The Boston Child Health Study includes:
- A random digit-dial phone survey of 2,100 Boston parents and caregivers of children ages 0 to 17 years. It provides data on a range of child health issues from the parent perspective.
- Using a child health lens for an environmental assessment of Boston neighborhoods using citywide geographic information data.
- An analysis of Medicaid claims data for children ages 0 to 17. Identifying child health issues by zip code, and trends in healthcare use.
For more information, please contact the Research and Evaluation Office at (617) 534-4757.
Boston Survey of Children's Health: Parent and Caregiver Perspectives
Child Health Assessment and Mapping Project
Who's Involved:
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1010 Massachusetts Ave.
6th Floor
BOSTON, MA 02118
