1. Project HEALTH Francesca Marangell Summer 2008

2. The Mission To lessen the correlation between poor health and poverty To connect social determinants of health to the health care provider To empower families through access to resources

3. What is Project HEALTH? A series of Help Desks and Programs. Boston Medical center and their services. Boston Medical Center

4. Project HEALTH’s Beginning Rebecca Onie and Dr. Barry Zuckerman’s story

5. My Role at Project HEALTH: Shift The Women’s Resource Center Who we served The issues we faced The people we met and their stories: Tamoura and Eva.

6. Asthma Needs Assessment Would a resource desk designed specifically for asthmatic children benefit the community at BMC?

7. Summer Polytech Institute Bi-weekly lectures and discussions on Public Health issues. Our most famous speaker: Economist David Cutler.

8. Reflection Sessions Weekly meetings with our Program Coordinators to discuss difficult issues Program development Statistical analysis

9. Project HEALTH and the Hepburn Center The focus of the women’s resource center is on women and their families. Empower women by giving them the resources to succeed and grow healthy children. Targeting women in poverty

10. Project Health and my Career Exposure To: A clinical setting Public Health and Social Work The Massachusetts Healthcare system. The US healthcare system in comparison to other nations. Issues of poverty and health in urban environments.