Programs
MHHM addresses the types of health issues that significantly impact not only our community but neighborhoods across the city and throughout the nation: access to health care, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, air quality (and related health problems), mental health and depression. Other issues have been, and will be, addressed as they are identified as important to our membership and our community.
All program committees are open to any member of the community who would like to join us!
We also support the work of other small non-profit organizations by providing affordable rental space. Since 2004 we have owned a building at 1534 Tremont Street, directly across from the Mission Church. The building now houses four neighborhood-serving non profits at below market rents. Many other groups use our conference room and meeting space.
All program committees are open to any member of the community who would like to join us!
We also support the work of other small non-profit organizations by providing affordable rental space. Since 2004 we have owned a building at 1534 Tremont Street, directly across from the Mission Church. The building now houses four neighborhood-serving non profits at below market rents. Many other groups use our conference room and meeting space.
2020 Mission Hill Farmers Markets and Fresh Produce
Roxbury Crossing Farmers Market
Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 am - 7 pm Last week of June until November 24, 2020
Brigham Circle Farmers Market
Thursdays from 11 am - 6 pm Last week of June until November 19, 2020
Let us know if there is a local food product or vendor you want to see at our markets!
Fair Foods’ $2-a-bag Program
Fair Foods brings its $2 a bag program to Mission Hill at the Tobin Community Center every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 pm.
This program is open to everyone.
More information about Fair Foods website: fairfoods.org/
Roxbury Crossing Farmers Market
Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 am - 7 pm Last week of June until November 24, 2020
Brigham Circle Farmers Market
Thursdays from 11 am - 6 pm Last week of June until November 19, 2020
- Buy fresh and locally grown fruits and vegetables, local honey, and baked goods at these markets.
- Farmers take cash, credit, SNAP, HIP, WIC, and other food supports at both locations.
Let us know if there is a local food product or vendor you want to see at our markets!
Fair Foods’ $2-a-bag Program
Fair Foods brings its $2 a bag program to Mission Hill at the Tobin Community Center every Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 pm.
This program is open to everyone.
More information about Fair Foods website: fairfoods.org/
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Community Garden for 6-8 Gore Street Since the start of the City of Boston’s process to dispose of and develop vacant lots on Mission Hill, the MHHM has advocated for 6-8 Gore St. to become a community Garden. By creating more spaces for local residents to grow food in safe soils, this is an important part of making fresh fruits and vegetables available on the Hill. The City Dept. of Neighborhood Development named the Mission Hill Health Movement as Tentative Developer of the Garden in 2018. In May 2019, the City of Boston granted the MHHM PIP: Grassroots to fund in the amount of $62,000 for the construction of the Gore St Community Garden. Wentworth Institute of Technology students will construct and donate the raised beds. The Mission Hill Health Movement is raising the remaining $10,000 in construction costs from foundations and individual donors. The MHHM thanks COGDesign for connecting us with the Garden's Designer, Laura Feddersen. Contact the MHHM if you would like to participate in this exciting project! |
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Age Strong, Mission Hill!
How can Mission Hill Seniors enjoy their lives on the Hill?
Mission Hill Seniors developed a list if issues they wanted to discuss and explore as they Age Strong. MHHM holds regular events to help Seniors remain in their homes and on the Hill.
Mission Hill: Sound or Noise?
The MHHM works with Dr. Erica Walker of the BU School of Public Health to better understand sounds and noise on Mission Hill. As part of a two year project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and directed by Dr. Walker at the Community Noise Lab at BU School of Public Health, Dr. Walker and the MHHM will measure noise through continuous noise monitoring studies designed under scientific guidelines. In particular, the MHHM and Dr. Walker will look at noise caused by transportation and emergency vehicles in the neighborhood and construction and HVAC noise.
Our collaboration began at the MHHM annual meeting in November 2018 when Dr. Walker shared with the community the basics of sound and noise. She demonstrated how to use her NoiseScore App which allows regular people to measure and map sound decibels. During spring 2018, the MHHM led two Sound Walks of Mission Hill, so people could listen to sounds, measure them and discuss what was heard.
The MHHM plans to introduce customers of the Farmers Markets to the NoiseScore App to allow more people to measure and map news in the community. The latest version of the NoiseScore App is available at the iPhone App Store and the Google Play Store.
Annual Mission Hill Health & Wellness Fair
The 10th annual Mission Hill Health & Wellness Fair took place on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 from 11 am to 3 pm. It was at Sheehy Park on Tremont Street, Mission Hill, Boston and was free and opened to everyone. Kids enjoyed the bounce house and pony rides, while Angel our local DJ played Music. Hundreds of people got information on how to improve your health from our many exhibitors.
Save Saturday, September 26 for the 2020 Mission Hill Health and Wellness Fair.
Come join us!
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Mission Hill Walks!
May to October 2020, join a walk group and start getting healthier. Routes vary but all levels of walking ability are accommodated, from the newbie to the high speed competitor. Choose a walk day!
Thursday
Departs 10 am from 1534 Tremont Street
Saturday
Departs 9:30 am from 650 Huntington Avenue
Mission Hill Walk Challenge
Keep track of your steps at the Mission Hill Walk Challenge website. Be entered into monthly raffles for walking! No computer? You can do it on paper and the MHHM will keep track.
Diabetes Self Management Group
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, and gaining a deeper understanding of the disease and how to overcome it, one can avoid or delay secondary diseases associated with diabetes.
Our overall goal is to promote healthy life-style changes.
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, and gaining a deeper understanding of the disease and how to overcome it, one can avoid or delay secondary diseases associated with diabetes.
Our overall goal is to promote healthy life-style changes.
Air Quality / Asthma
The MHHM remains concerned about the health impact of poor air quality on Mission Hill, caused by the traffic congestion in the neighborhood.
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.
Other Projects
In the spring of 2012, at the request of a group of tenants, MHHM partnered with a class at the BU School of Public Health to begin to assess indoor air issues in Mission Hill. Graduate students interviewed residents of the Mission Main housing development and developed recommendations for how to improve indoor air quality. Many of these suggestions were implemented.
Again in the Spring of 2017, MHHM partnered with a class at BU Public Health to study potential impact of air quality to some "sensitive receptors" on Mission Hill. The work is currently ongoing.
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.
Other Projects
In the spring of 2012, at the request of a group of tenants, MHHM partnered with a class at the BU School of Public Health to begin to assess indoor air issues in Mission Hill. Graduate students interviewed residents of the Mission Main housing development and developed recommendations for how to improve indoor air quality. Many of these suggestions were implemented.
Again in the Spring of 2017, MHHM partnered with a class at BU Public Health to study potential impact of air quality to some "sensitive receptors" on Mission Hill. The work is currently ongoing.
Healthy Eating / Obesity
In collaboration with Mission Hill Main Streets, Sociedad Latina, and the Tobin Community Center, MHHM sponsored the first Mission Hill Healthy Food Festival on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Local restaurants offered free samples of their healthiest menu items, and nutritionists form BIDMC and BWH were on hand to offer suggestions and advice. Other participants included the Youth Advisory Board of the Boston Collaborative for Food & Fitness, Sociedad Latina’s Youth Health Ambassadors, and Raw Food Boston.
The Health Food Festival for 2012, co-sponsored by Mission Hill Health Movement, Mission Hill Main Streets, Sociedad Latina, and the Tobin Community Center was held on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012.
Participants were invited to sample healthy menu items from Green T Coffee Shop, Lilly's Pasta, Mama's Place, Mission Bar and Grill, Penguin Pizza, Wok N Talk. All items were reviewed by the dietary department of Brigham and Women's Hospital and deemed "healthy."
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the Whittier Street Health Center were present to distribute information and answer questions. The Boston Collaborative for Food & Fitness, Boston Vegetarian Society, Cooking Matters, and Sociedad Latina also offered helpful information.
Gary's, Too, farmstand, a vendor at the Mission Hill Farmers Market, was present and sold fresh, local produce. And the Parker Hill library held a book sale.
This event was supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
The Health Food Festival for 2012, co-sponsored by Mission Hill Health Movement, Mission Hill Main Streets, Sociedad Latina, and the Tobin Community Center was held on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012.
Participants were invited to sample healthy menu items from Green T Coffee Shop, Lilly's Pasta, Mama's Place, Mission Bar and Grill, Penguin Pizza, Wok N Talk. All items were reviewed by the dietary department of Brigham and Women's Hospital and deemed "healthy."
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Mass. College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the Whittier Street Health Center were present to distribute information and answer questions. The Boston Collaborative for Food & Fitness, Boston Vegetarian Society, Cooking Matters, and Sociedad Latina also offered helpful information.
Gary's, Too, farmstand, a vendor at the Mission Hill Farmers Market, was present and sold fresh, local produce. And the Parker Hill library held a book sale.
This event was supported by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
