NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY HEALTH SUPPORT LETTER 9-15-25 CITY OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
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DOMINICK PANGALLO TEL. (978) 741-1800
health salem.com DAVID GREENBAUM,RS,CHO
MAYOR HEALTH AGENT
September 15, 2025
Margaret A. Brennan, President and CEO
North Shore Community Health
27 Congress Street, Suite 513
Salem, MA 01970
Dear Ms. Brennan:
I am writing to express our support for North Shore Community Health's (NSCH) application for
federal funding under the Bureau of Primary Health Care Health Center Program's Service Area
Competition. NSCH has provided consistent, vital, high quality primary care services to
thousands of North Shore residents for nearly fifty years. In collaboration with the City of Salem
and in response to community needs, NSCH began providing behavioral health in many of the
Salem public schools.
NSCH and the Salem Health Department have a history of collaboration that until recently
mostly involved information sharing and flu clinics. One of the concrete ways we collaborated
was standing up a COVID respite site for people who were homeless, as well as collaborating on
COVIDI9 testing and vaccination events. NSCH staff also are active in the Opioid Overdose
Prevention Coalition with the City of Salem Health Department to better meet the needs of
highly vulnerable Salem residents.
The Salem Board of Health is local municipal Health Department that provides mandated public
health services to its residents and is actively engaged in health promotion and harm reduction
activities within the community. We value our partnership with North Shore Community Health
and its continued efforts to improve the health and well-being of Salem residents and visitors.
We look forward to continuing to work together to improve the health of our community. We
fully support NSCH's application for continuation funding from HRSA to support its ability to
provide comprehensive, high quality primary care to residents of the North Shore regardless of
ability to pay.
Sin erely 1
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David Greenbaum, RS, CHO
Health Agent