Below are some featured publications highlighting voices from Compact members, Compact member organizations, and our ongoing work.
The BBJ and PNC Bank gathered a small group from the BBJ Power 50 Movement Makers list to discuss strategies corporate and community leaders can use to advance Boston as a center for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Juan Fernando Lopera (Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, BILH) discussed existing and...
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Michael Curry comments on racial disparities in maternal child health outcomes, and how we need to invest upstream to avoid greater downstream costs of care and worse health outcomes (this part begins at about the 23min mark).
Health Equity Compact (HEC) anunció el 23 de enero que ha presentado una legislación innovadora destinada a abordar las disparidades en la atención médica y los resultados para las minorías raciales y étnicas en Massachusetts.
Representative Judith Garcia explains why equity needs to be at the forefront of health policy change on WGBH’s Basic Black with Callie Crossley.
Las disparidades en la atención de salud a la que se enfrentan nuestras comunidades han sido mas notorias a raíz del COVID-19, precisamente generar un cambio en ese sentido y lograr mayor equidad es lo que busca un proyecto de ley presentado ante los legisladores...
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A coalition of Black and Latino leaders in health care, philanthropy, and business have filed legislation to combat racial and ethnic health disparities in Massachusetts.
55 Black and Latinx leaders file “An Act to Advance Health Equity,” seeking to make Massachusetts healthcare and health outcomes equitable for all.
Dr. Makeeba McCreary explains where she sees progress being made in healthcare policy on Java with Jimmy.
MAURA HEALEY made history when she was sworn in as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts. She will have no shortage of challenges to tackle in the early days of her administration—but it is critical that she places health equity at the top of her list.
The Boston Globe covers how Compact member organization Mass General Brigham is striving for equitable birth outcomes through the Birth Partners Program – an innovative program that pairs culturally and linguistically concordant doulas with pregnant individuals of color.
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.
