U54 Partnership Research Design and Analysis Core (RDAC) Seminar
April 07, 2025
Inclusive Approaches to Engaging Communities and Leveraging Data in Community Health Assessments
Date and time: April 17th, 12:00 PM
Link to register: https://umb-dfhcc.org/resources/research-design-and-analysis-core-rdac-seminar-series/
Speaker: Tibrine da Fonseca, PhD
Project Director – Boston Community Health Collaborative
Community Health Needs Assessment & Community Health Improvement Plan
Boston Public Health Commission
Tibrine da Fonseca is the Project Director for the Boston Community Health Collaborative at Boston Public Health Commission. The Boston Community Health Collaborative is a partnership of Boston health institutions, public health, and community organizations working to improve the health and well-being of Boston residents through a coordinated community health needs assessment and improvement planning process. Tibrine has a deep commitment to working with Boston’s diverse communities to strengthen community voice and decision-making through community health planning processes. She completed her PhD in Sociology at Northeastern University and her dissertation examined the role of place and multilevel immigration policy-making in shaping the health practices and advocacy efforts of immigrant-serving organizations in the greater Boston region during the Covid-19 pandemic.
In her free time she enjoys baking with her kids, reading, and learning new languages.