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BROOKSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Our Mission
To provide high quality, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, patient and family centered care to those who live and work in Jamaica Plain and the city of Boston, regardless of ability to pay. Our Vision
*Continue to be recognized as a leader in the delivery of high quality, integrated family-oriented health care and as a model program for community-based primary care within the Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and Partners Healthcare Systems.
*Continue to offer successful programs training practitioners in the provision of community-based, culturally appropriate health care, while still maintaining a focus on the delivery of primary care.
*Maintain a leadership role in developing programs designed to improve the health status of Jamaica Plain and the surround communities. Our Values
*Recognize the inter-relationship of clients' medical, social, emotional, and economic needs. Develop holistic service plans and provide coordinated, multi-disciplinary services to meet these needs.
*Commit to excellence. Continuously strive to provide high quality care as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, while maintaining our overall mission to provide care for all who need it. Demonstrate a continuous ability to respond to changes in local communities and the health care environment.
*Value diversity. Strive for integrity in all our interactions.
*Provide on-going training for staff to allow them to develop their skills as fully as possible. Expect and encourage teamwork. Work to ensure growth, development, and job satisfaction for all employees.
*Build on our long history of community involvement, begun in 1970, by aggressively developing outreach, education, and school-based programs designed to improve the health of the community, with particular focus on those segments of the community that are currently under-served.
*Encourage and support the training of students from a variety of disciplines in the family model of care within the health center's primary care delivery system.
10/06/2025
Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Month
Help is available.
Speak with someone today.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call: 800-799-7233
Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service
Hours: 24/7
Text BEGIN to: 88788
More information is available here: https://www.dvawareness.org/seeking-help
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SAFETY ALERT: If you are in danger, please use a safer computer and consider calling 911. The National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 / TTY 1-800-787-3224 or the StrongHearts Native Helpline at 1−844-762-8483 (call or text) are available to assist you.
10/06/2025
The Mobile Market comes to Brookside every Tuesday afternoon, from 1:30 pm- 3 pm. This market is open to our patients and the community, including our staff.
We ask your support on the following:
1. Space savers: individuals are ‘saving spaces’ in line (with empty bags, lawn chairs, and friends).
a. We will have signage posted that there is no saving space in line-including using physical items to hold space or having a friend hold space
2. Line starting early: Some days people line up as early as 10:30 am. We are concerned about traffic and safety. We will be posting signage asking people not to line up before 1 pm.
Mobile Market- Free food at Brookside!
There is an exciting change to the YMCA Mobile Market stop at Brookside. The Mobile Market now comes every Tuesday afternoon from 1:30-3:00pm! Be sure to share the great news with patients, staff and the community.
The Mobile Market provides FREE produce and shelf stable items. We are open to the public and all are welcome to receive groceries completely free of cost! No ID or registration required. We will be at the site for the time listed or until food runs out. This schedule is subject to change, so please check out website for the most up to date information: https://ymcaboston.org/mobilemarket/
El Mercado Movil regala frutas y verduras. Estamos aquí para todos, y cualquiera puede llevarse alimentos sin costoalguno. No es necesario mostrar identificación ni registrarse. Estaremos en el lugar durante el horario indicado o hasta que seterminen las provisiones. Este horario puede cambiar. Para ver el calendario más reciente, visita nuestro sitio web en https://ymcaboston.org/mobilemarket/
Mobile Market Hunger Prevention Resources Donate to the Hunger Prevention Team Volunteer For Our Mobile Market See our other Food Programs The Mobile Market provides free produce and shelf stable items. We will be bringing the truck to sites all around the Greater Boston area. We are open to the pub...
10/06/2025
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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10/06/2025
Practice the pause...
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10/06/2025
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10/06/2025
Dear Team,
As we celebrate Midwifery Week 2025, I want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to our incredible Certified Nurse Midwives at Brookside Community Health Center: Raquel Vargas-Vila, Evelise Alicea and Margot Stone-Condry!
Your dedication, compassion, and expertise make a profound difference in the lives of our patients and families every single day. From guiding expectant parents through pregnancy and birth to your expertise in IUDs to providing holistic, patient-centered care, your contributions are essential to the health and well-being of our community. I know from first-hand experience that each of you provides incredibly heartfelt, compassionate, and empowering care.
Thank you for the tireless work you do, the comfort you provide, and the strength you bring to our patients and care teams. Brookside is stronger, kinder, and more connected because of you.
Happy Midwifery Week to our amazing CNMs!!
Sincerely,
Meg
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Meg Cole, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC
she/her/hers
Nurse Director, Brookside Community Health Center
Mass General Brigham Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital Brookside Community Health Center
10/05/2025
The Boston Youth Poet Laureate (BYPL) is a writer and advocate who brings poetry to Boston’s classrooms, libraries, and neighborhoods through their work.
10/05/2025
🎃🍂 MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 🍂🎃
Join us on Friday, October 17 for the Falloween Children’s Festival on the Boston Common from 5:00–8:00 PM! ✨
Enjoy FREE fall- and Halloween-themed activities, attractions, treats, and more—all in the heart of the city. 👻🍭
➡️ More info: boston.gov/falloween
10/05/2025
Join us for the Move Your Body Walking Program, part of The Parks Fall Fitness Series. Stay active with us through the winter!
10/05/2025
The carving is up to you, though.
10/05/2025
Join for a free tennis workshop in Boston! 🎾
Are you a PE teacher, after-school provider, or youth program leader? Learn how to turn any open space into a tennis court for K-12 students. No experience needed! 🥳
You’ll get a sample of our easy-to-use curriculum and find out how your school or organization can get free equipment to start a tennis program. 👟
Ready to introduce your students to the world’s healthiest sport? Link in bio ✅
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To provide high quality, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, patient and family centered care to those who live and work in Jamaica Plain and the city of Boston, regardless of ability to pay.
Our Vision
Continue to be recognized as a leader in the delivery of high quality, integrated family-oriented health care and as a model program for community-based primary care within the Brigham and Women's Hospital, the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, and Partners Healthcare Systems.
Continue to offer successful programs training practitioners in the provision of community-based, culturally appropriate health care, while still maintaining a focus on the delivery of primary care.
Maintain a leadership role in developing programs designed to improve the health status of Jamaica Plain and the surround communities.
Our Values
Recognize the inter-relationship of clients' medical, social, emotional, and economic needs. Develop holistic service plans and provide coordinated, multi-disciplinary services to meet these needs.
Commit to excellence. Continuously strive to provide high quality care as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible, while maintaining our overall mission to provide care for all who need it. Demonstrate a continuous ability to respond to changes in local communities and the health care environment.
Value diversity. Treat all clients and staff with dignity and respect. Strive for integrity in all our interactions.
Provide on-going training for staff to allow them to develop their skills as fully as possible. Expect and encourage teamwork. Work to ensure growth, development, and job satisfaction for all employees.
Build on our long history of community involvement, begun in 1970, by aggressively developing outreach, education, and school-based programs designed to improve the health of the community, with particular focus on those segments of the community that are currently under-served.
Encourage and support the training of students from a variety of disciplines in the family model of care within the health center's primary care delivery system.
