Mission Hill Health Movement

Program Committees

Diabetes Committee

The DSMG seeks to educate people with diabetes who are newly diagnosed as well as those who are dealing with the chronic, day-to-day challenges of living with diabetes.

Our meeting goals are to allow participants to explore ways to make their lives easier, relieving some of the stress that goes along with diabetes, thereby improving their health. By relieving stress, one can avoid or delay secondary diseases associated with diabetes.

Join us! Share a healthy meal, collect healthy recipes, take part in our weekly walking group, gain a deeper understanding of the disease and how to overcome it. Our overall goal is to promote healthy life-style changes.

Feet First Walking Group

We meet every Thursday at 10 am at the MHHM office, rain or shine, at 1534 Tremont Street.

Join us in a walk from Mission Hill through the Fens, to the Rose Garden, and back. Walks will terminate at the Brigham Circle Farmers Market from mid-June until the end of October.

Air Quality Committee

In a collaboration between the MHHM and the Harvard School of Public Health, during the summer of 2007, six high school students participated in an air-quality survey. On a typical day, they went out on two two-hour shifts carrying instruments that measure different aspects of the air. For one of the hours in a shift, they walked a pre-designated route. For the other hour, they counted cars and logged traffic flow. There was also fixed site equipment that monitored the air around the Mission Hill Health Movement office at 1534 Tremont Street, and two automatic traffic counters that counted traffic in front of 1534 Tremont Street and on Huntington Avenue. Posters showing the results of this study can be seen at the MHHM office.

Building Committee

This committee is responsible for improving and maintaining the building at 1534 Tremont Street. They have overseen extensive renovations since the organization took control of the property, and are working to improve the back yard and to make the entire building handicapped accessible.

Financial Committee

This committee has responsibility for working with the Executive Director to oversee the finances of the organization and to work on fundraising when necessary.

Personal Committee

This committee oversees staff and the personnel policies of the organization.

Health Status

A joint committee with representatives from Brigham and Women's Hospital, this committee assesses and evaluates health conditions, health services and health education needs in the Mission Hill community. They work with the Program Committee to develop necessary programs, as they are identified through various assessments.

Contact us:

Office Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM & at other times by arrangement.

1534 Tremont Street
Roxbury, MA 02120

Executive Director: Maggie Cohn
Email:maggiecohn@mhhm.org

General Email: contact@mhhm.org
TEL: 617-427-6919
FAX: 617-427-6920