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Community Health Committees

The Community Health Committee provides input and guidance for the department's work in supporting community health initiatives. This group meets on the even-numbered months, and includes:

Che Anderson, Office for Community and Government Relations
Lauren Bellerose, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
James Broadhurst, Community Medical Group
Vanessa Carson-Sasso, New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Alicia Cooksey, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Linda Cragin, MassAHEC Network
Jessica Deglialberti, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Shahida Fareed, Fitchburg Family Medicine Behavioral Health
Veronica Farrell, Benedict Family Medicine
Mario Florez, UMass Memorial Health Care Community Benefits
Arielle Ganem-Rosen, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Kristina Gracey, Barre Family Health Center
Heather-Lyn Haley, Program Director for Community Health
Scott Hebert, New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Susan Hogan, Preventive Medicine Residency, Benedict Family Medicine
James Laford, Project Coordinator for Community Health
Ben Lawrence, Community Medical Group
Manju Mahajan, Hahnemann Family Health Center
Domenica Perrone, UMass Chan Collaborative for Health Equity
Lisetta Shah, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
Hugh Silk, Vice Chair for Community Health
Hathy Simpson, New England AIDS Education and Training Center
Pamela Tero, Administrator for Community Health
Virginia Van Duyne, Worcester Family Medicine Residency, Hahnemann Family Health Center
Anna Zheng, Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center

Names in bold indicate members of the Community Health Steering Group, which meets in the odd-numbered months to set agendas and track progress of the group: Carson-Sasso, Cragin, Fareed, Haley, Hogan, Silk, Tero.

Meeting schedule: 12:15-1pm , alternating Mondays/Thursdays on first week of even-numbered months

2024: Thur Feb 8, Mon Apr 8, Thur June 13 (cancelled), Mon Aug 12, Thurs Oct 10, Mon Dec 9