Community Impact Day Projects

During the IHP’s annual Community Impact Day, students, staff, and faculty of the MGH Institute support multiple partner sites in and around Boston for a morning of community service. First-year students were assigned to one of 64 teams of eight to nine members from Communication Sciences & Disorders, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Genetic Counseling, and Physical Therapy and tasked with creating a resource, such as an infographic, poster, checklist, or brief instructional video to meet a designated need identified by a partner site. Due to COVID-19, in 2020 and 2021 Community Impact Day was conducted virtually, which was different than past years.

Community Impact Day is designed to help students reflect on service as a core value inherent to being a health professional. It is also an opportunity for new arrivals to Boston to get to know the communities where they may be working and to consider how a person’s environment influences health.

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Crafts

1st Grade (6-7 years)
COVID Crafts (Tech-free)

2nd Grade (7-8 years)
Turning Over a New Leaf

3rd Grade (8-9 years)
Slime on a Dime
Screen Off, Fun On
Quarantine Off the Screen

4th Grade (9-10 years)
Arts and Crafts

Students created various infographics using the same no-sew blanket instructions. Each one presents a colorful display of instructions and "how-to" images.

No-Sew Blanket 1
No-Sew Blanket 2
No-Sew Blanket 3
No-Sew Blanket 4
No-Sew Blanket 5
No-Sew Blanket 6
No-Sew Blanket 7
No-Sew Blanket 8
No-Sew Blanket 9
No-Sew Blanket 10