Health Equity Compact Expands Membership to Over 70 Leaders of Color
The Compact membership grows, incorporating AAPI, Middle Eastern, immigrant and broader geographic representation.
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Below are some featured publications highlighting voices from Compact members, Compact member organizations, and our ongoing work.
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 of a gap in average life expectancy and the interconnected factors that play a role in life expectancy.
Dr. Charles Anderson (President and CEO of the Dimock Center) comments on the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation’s report on closing health insurance gaps in the state.
Myechia Minter-Jordan (President & CEO of CareQuest Institute for Oral Health) elevates Medicaid expansion as one important policy change to address preventable deaths of Black women.
Jeffrey Sánchez and Representative Bud Williams joined WBUR’s Radio Boston to discuss the pressing need to close gaps in equitable health outcomes and An Act to Advance Health Equity, the Compact’s breakthrough bill calling for a dramatic overhaul of our health and health care systems.
Michael Curry speaks on a new report on environmental justice in the city of Boston and how the Health Equity Compact will fight for equity in all things including climate justice.
The Health Equity Compact is excited that EOHHS Secretary Kate Walsh has appointed Compact member Dr. Mahaniah as Undersecretary for Health.
In this Commonwealth Magazine article and Codcast, Juan Fernando Lopera (Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, BILH) and Myechia Minter-Jordan (President, CEO, CareQuest Institute for Oral Health) explain the big task of addressing structural injustice, with legislation as a part of that work.
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu (Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission) and Representative Judith Garcia (11th Suffolk) share how communities in Massachusetts have experienced health inequities and an overview of the Compact and An Act to Advance Health Equity.
In this Boston Globe op-ed, Cain Hayes (President, CEO, Point32Health) highlights the importance of insurers working with their provider partners to prevent gaps in coverage.
The 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.
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