Tufts Medical Center established the Office of Community Benefits and Community Health Initiatives (CBCHI) to respond to the challenges of an increasingly complex healthcare delivery environment, to meet the changing needs of Tufts Medical Center's diverse patient population and to focus on public health and disease prevention.
CBCHI coordinates and facilitates a range of community-oriented activities, promotes collaborative efforts, and provides technical assistance to Tufts Medical Center departments in their community health outreach and improvement efforts.
In addition to reporting on the Medical Center's community benefits activities, it provides funding and technical support for health education, outreach, and prevention projects at local community-based organizations and health centers. We organize community outreach participation and efforts and seek to improve the overall health, well-being and health knowledge of residents in the communities the hospital serves.
Tufts Medical Center is committed to improving the health and well-being of, and to reducing health disparities and inequities in, the communities we serve. We seek to identify current and emerging health needs, collaborate with community partners, provide culturally and linguistically appropriate health services and resources, and address community health needs through education, prevention, and treatment.