Health Imperatives | The Southeast Center for Healthy Communities

ABOUT US:

The Southeast Center for Healthy Communities is a program of Health Imperatives. The SCHC is funded by the Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services in coordination with the Office of Healthy Communities, to assist communities and organizations in developing effective substance abuse prevention strategies for the greater well being of their residents.

Who We Serve

The SCHC partners with community groups and coalitions that are comprised of a diverse cross section of the community. Members of these groups may include educators, health and human service providers, local government, youth, business people, clergy, law enforcement personnel, members of the general community and other community leaders for the 69 cities and towns we serve throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.

This year our primary partners are:

BSAS-funded underage drinking prevention coalitions, utilizing environmental strategies.

BSAS-funded opiate overdose prevention initiatives (MassCALL II).

Members of the Southeast Community Prevention Network (open to anyone in Southeastern MA involved in a prevention effort).

Southeast Prevention Institute Participants.

Six Community Health Network Areas (CHNAs).

Members of SYNERGY (Inter-CHNA Network).

Patrons of the resource libraries.


Abington Acushnet Attleboro Avon Barnstable Berkley Bourne Brewster Bridgewater Brockton Carver Chatham Chilmark Dartmouth Dennis Dighton Duxbury E. Bridgewater Easton Edgartown Fairhaven Fall River Falmouth Freetown Gay Head Gosnold Halifax Hanover Hanson Harwich Holbrook Kingston Lakeville	Mansfield Marion Marshfield Mashpee Mattapoisett Middleborough Nantucket New Bedford North Attleboro Norton Oak Bluffs Orleans Pembroke Plymouth Plympton Provincetown Raynham Rehoboth Rochester Rockland Sandwich Seekonk Somerset Stoughton Swansea Taunton Tisbury Truro Wareham Wellfleet W. Bridgewater West Tisbury