Nonprofits today are being pressed to demonstrate the effectiveness of their program activities by initiating and completing outcome-oriented evaluation of projects. This guide was developed to provide practical assistance to nonprofits engaged in this process. In the pages of this guide, we hope to give staff of nonprofits and community members alike sufficient orientation to the underlying principles of "logic modeling" to use this tool to enhance their program planning, implementation, and dissemination activities.

Author: W.K Kellogg Foundation

Publisher: W.K Kellogg Foundation

Guidance on the PPE request process in MA. 

CLAS standards offer a framework to address the structural, clinical, and organizational barriers that contribute to health disparities. The Initiative develops and implements national CLAS Standards within DPH programs and agencies who receive direct service grants from DPH. 

Explore Massachusetts DPH's comprehensive Print Materials Accessibility Guide, designed to empower individuals and businesses with insights and resources to foster inclusivity and accommodate diverse needs. Discover practical tips and best practices to ensure equitable access on printed documents and materials.

Author: Institute for Human Centered Design for the Massachusetts Department of Publich Health Publisher: Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Through training, technical assistance, and other resources, we provide OTP staff with the support they need to enhance care delivery, implement evidence-based practices, and address challenges in their programs. Specifically, we aim to help OTPs:

• Expand access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
• Enhance patient care and improve treatment outcomes.
• Address systemic barriers to equitable care.
• Reduce stigma within opioid treatment.
• Foster collaboration and shared learning among OTP staff.

We seek to raise awareness of suicide as a public health problem. The Program provides support to community agencies, education and training for professionals and caregivers, and funds programs working with youth, veterans and older adults. We use data to identify populations and geographic areas of the state that need assistance. We also support and encourage communities to collaborate across disciplines to prevent suicide and suicide attempts across the lifespan.

MBHWDC's goal is to help professionals seeking to enhance their skills and knowledge to better serve the people of Maine. Quality educational programs are available in-person, and online as self-paced and real-time formats.

This toolkit provides a compilation of tips and talking points for making the case for community prevention. They are based on Prevention Institute’s daily analysis of how the media is (and isn’t) framing community prevention. Using this information, you can expand and shift the frame of how the media depicts community prevention, to ensure that the whole picture is shown and that community prevention is framed accurately and comprehensively.

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Publisher: Prevention Institute

Learn more about marijuana basics, risks of use and protecting youth from its harm.

Author: Partnership to End Addiction

Publisher: Partnership to End Addiction

The Massachusetts Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Training & Technical Assistance (MASBIRT TTA) program provides implementation and sustainability guidance, along with skills training and coaching for all levels of clinical and administrative personnel.