Health and health care disparities have been documented for decades. However, people of color continue to be underserved within the healthcare system. The documentation of the outsized impact of COVID-19 on communities of color has elevated the need to break down barriers and build opportunities for everyone to reach their full health potential.
There are many new efforts to tackle health disparities. We need increased intentionality, connectivity, and shared responsibility to ensure enduring, meaningful change.
The Compact membership grows, incorporating AAPI, Middle Eastern, immigrant and broader geographic representation.
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu (Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission) speaks to WBUR Boston on the Boston Public Health Commission’s finding
Learn MoreDr. Charles Anderson (President and CEO of the Dimock Center) comments on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation’s
Learn MoreMyechia Minter-Jordan (President & CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health) elevates Medicaid expansion as one important policy change to
Learn MoreJeffrey Sánchez and Representative Bud Williams joined WBUR’s Radio Boston to discuss the pressing need to close gaps in equitable
Learn MoreMichael Curry speaks on a new report on environmental justice in the city of Boston and how the Health Equity
Learn MoreThe Health Equity Compact wishes to recognize founding supporters JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., and Foley Hoag LLP for their invaluable work: JSI for technical assistance and research from the very beginning of the Compact; and Foley Hoag for pro bono legal skill and expertise in developing and writing An Act to Advance Health Equity.
