Community Health Advisory Council (CHAC)

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The Community Health Advisory Council (CHAC) is a venue for community members, patients, and CHA staff to participate in advancing CHA’s Regional Wellbeing Assessment and Implementation Strategy cycle.

Members engage in collaboration, continuous learning, advising, and monitoring related to community health strategies and actions.

Learn about the Wellbeing Assessment and Implementation Strategy Cycle

View the CHAC Member Role Description

Our work together

The CHAC meets 4 times per year.

We share information, resources, and skills.

We build connections and relationships.

We evaluate progress related to the Wellbeing Assessment and Implementation Strategy.

We discuss feedback and recommendations on community health projects and activities.

We raise awareness about health issues impacting the community; advocate for equitable access to care, services, and information; and support policies that advance community wellbeing.

We collaborate to address emerging community health issues.

Our principles

	Inclusion of under-represented voices in leadership and decision-making
	Language justice
	Environments that promote collective care and healing

CHAC Membership

CHAC members bring diverse lived experiences, areas of expertise, and knowledge. Members represent communities throughout CHA’s service area.

Anna Bury Carmer	City of Chelsea Sr. Community Resilience Program Manager
Karen Colón Hayes	City of Malden CIty Councillor-At-Large
Mary DeCourcey	Mount Auburn Hospital Director, Community Benefits
Myrlande DesRosiers	Everett Haitian Community Center Director
Nicole Fina	Everett Community Growers Civic Engagement and Advocacy Manager
Annie Fowler	Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services Chief Program Officer
Josée Genty	Everett Community Growers Site Coordinator
Sophie Greenebaum	City of Medford, Health Department MVPHC Prevention Coordinator
Naomi Gross	City of Somerville, Office of Sustainability & Environment Community Engagement Specialist
Kate Jenkins-Sullivan	City of Everett Sustainability Planner
Samantha Lambert	Massachusetts Sierra Club Political and Municipal Organizer
Jaime Lederer	Cambridge Health Alliance Director, Community Health Youth Initiatives
Marcia Manong	Bread of Life Office Manager
Elena Martinez	City of Malden Language Access Coordinator
Lucy Pineda	Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA) Executive Director
Elvira Pinjic	Joint Commission for Children's Healthcare in Everett (JCCHCE) Executive Director
Lisa Robinson	City of Somerville, Office of Food Access & Healthy Communities Director
Laura Rosi	Housing Families Inc. Chief Executive Officer
Maria Lourdes Silva	Brazilian Women's Group Board Member and Community Member
Emily Sullivan	City of Somerville, Office of Sustainability & Environment Climate Change Program Manager
Heather Van Orman	Housing Families Inc Associate Director of Homelessness Prevention and Legal Services
Marissa Zampino	Mystic River Watershed Association Community Organizer

Joining the CHAC

Please contact Renée Cammarata Hamilton (Director, Health Improvement Team) to learn more about joining the CHAC.

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