At ICH, our work spans a broad range of topic areas including behavioral health and substance use, healthcare delivery, health of youth and families, community development, advocacy and policy, social determinants of health, immigrant health, and more. We have expertise in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and have published our work in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences. Our services have helped our clients achieve data-driven solutions that improve program effectiveness and promote sustainable community health.
With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, LZC is conducting applied research on the role of narratives in shaping healthcare workers’ implementation of policies that advance immigrant inclusion and well-being.
We are collaborating with NYC H+H to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a telephonic model that screens patients for benefits like SNAP, WIC, and Fair Fares (a reduced fare program for public transit) while assisting them with Medicaid enrollment.
ICH is supporting the hospital to develop outreach and educational materials that meet the needs of pregnant Spanish and Haitian Creole speakers in their communities.
ICH is partnering with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to better understand young people’s experiences with the Adolescent Sexuality Education (ASE) program.
ICH is conducting an implementation evaluation of the CenteringPregnancy prenatal care model in clinical settings across the US.
