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Education and Outreach

The mission of the E&O team is to plan, organize, and conduct outreach programs and materials that are informative and accessible with the aim to improve the health and well-being of Boston residents.

The team aims to reduce the risk of illness and promote health thought education awareness initiatives that may include social marketing campaigns, developing educational materials, and directing trainings to various community groups and healthcare workers.

About

The Education and Outreach (E&O) team does direct community work in collaboration with partners to provide infectious disease prevention information.

Services of the Education and Outreach (E&O) team includes: 

  • Community Partner Collaborations
  • Public Health Infectious Disease Campaigns
  • Community-Oriented Trainings and Presentations
  • Social Media-Based Health Communications
  • Tabling and Resource Distribution at Local Events

Common Health Topics includes: 

  • Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
  • Respiratory Illnesses (flu, COVID-19)
  • Blood-borne Illnesses (Hepatitis B & C, HIV/AIDS)
  • Mosquito/tick borne illnesses
  • Recreational water illnesses
  • Food safety
  • Vaccination and Immunity

Events and Initiatives

Initiatives

Check out our comic book that deals with stories and facts about Hepatitis C

English (pdf) | Spanish (pdf)

Boston residents interested in ordering copies of this story, can email us at infectiousdisease@bphc.org with the number of copies (English or Spanish) and your address.

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