Resource  Community Health Equity Initiative

The Community Health Equity Initiative (CHEI) collects data on the social and structural causes of health needs facing Massachusetts residents, specifically among communities who are disproportionately affected by health emergencies. Through this data collection CHEI strives to help communities, along with state and local partners, prioritize changes to policy and how and where resources go. 

CHEI was previously known as CCIS, the COVID-19 Community Impact Survey. For more information about CCIS, please visit About the CCIS.  

To provide feedback related to the Community Health Equity Survey (CHES) 2023, the COVID Community Impact Survey (CCIS) Dashboard, or other Community Health Equity Initiative (CHEI) efforts, please complete this feedback form.

• About the CHES

• Community Health Equity Initiative Resource List

• Community Engagement Advisory Committee Members

• Community Health Equity Survey Promotion Toolkits

• Community Health Equity Survey 2023 Mini-grantees

Resources to begin exploring the CCIS 2020 data:

• About the CCIS 2020 
• CCIS 2020 Data Dashboard
• Download CCIS 2020 Data Tables | Webinar: Available data tables and how to access them
• Download CCIS 2020 Questionnaires:
  • Adult Questionnaire PDF | DOCX
  • Youth Questionnaire PDF | DOCX

Each CCIS 2020 spotlight features a set of slides available for download along with a pre-recorded webinar that highlights key findings. Please watch the CCIS Introduction webinar and view the slides to understand how the CCIS was conducted and how to interpret and act upon the results.

To learn more about how people have used CCIS data to address critical pandemic needs, please watch the CCIS: Reflecting on Impact & Looking Ahead webinar and view the accompanying slides:

• CCIS: Reflecting on Impact and Looking Ahead (PDF) | (DOCX)