Policy plays a central role in complex systems. Even seemingly routine policy decisions ripple through a community’s healthcare, transportation, and environmental networks – and directly affect much more. Tracking the impact that different policies have can be an elusive task.…
Chelsea, Massachusetts is a 2.21 square mile city close to Boston, has an estimated population of 55,000 and a population density of 16K/square mile. It is ranked 29th in the US for urban population density. More than 60% of Chelsea’s…
Abstract Chelsea was one of the hardest-hit communities by COVID-19 in Massachusetts. Chelsea was known for its weaknesses: high rates of over-crowded housing, a large immigrant and Latinx community, low-wage workers among larger systemic problems. Overlooked in public health research…
The Chelsea Project was successful in supporting Chelsea to shift from being the epicenter of the pandemic in March 2020 to having the second highest vaccination rate among highly vulnerable cities by June 2021. Part of our success was due…
Positivity Analysis and Community Impact Survey A city of mostly low-wage Latinx immigrants, Chelsea is known for having overcrowded and substandard housing, high levels of poverty, and food insecurity. While the underlying social and economic realities of this community might…