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The mission of the Boston Public Health Commission is to work in partnership with communities to protect and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, especially those impacted by racism and systemic inequities.
PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
The Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) initiative is a strategy initiated in Nov 2007, designed to address violence across the city and in four of Boston's high need neighborhoods. Overseen by the Division of Violence Prevention (DVP), VIP works in partnership with community-based organizations to develop a continuum of violence prevention and intervention services that will provide residents the tools and resources to reduce violence; change the expectation of violence in their neighborhoods; and expand opportunities for youth and families. Core components of VIP include: 1) strengthening resident and community engagement through the development of neighborhood coalitions; 2) addressing neighborhood challenges that contribute to crime; and 3) coordinating community actions prior to and in the aftermath of homicides and shootings to promote equity and nonviolence.
DUTIES
Full Time
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
$116k-146k (estimate)
05/04/2024
07/20/2024
bphc.org
BOSTON, MA
<25
1799
RITA NIEVES
$5M - $10M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services
We are one of the nation's first health departments and trace our roots back to 1799, when Paul Revere was named Boston's first health officer. Back then, the board of health was formed to fight a potential outbreak of cholera. Taking innovative strides to save lives, health officials posted signs on lampposts, held meetings and led an early-day public information campaign to reduce deaths due to cholera, a highly preventable disease. Two hundred years later, that tradition of prevention continues through the Boston Public Health Commission. While we are the country's oldest health department, ...
we pride ourselves on having some of the most innovative services for our residents. Described as "the most activist arm of city government," by the Boston Globe, the Commission has a vigorous commitment to the health of Boston.
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