Reports
- Image
Principles for Using Public Health Data to Drive Equity
AUTHOR: CDC Foundation
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
With the emergence of COVID-19 and its devastating and disparate impacts on communities, researchers and public health practitioners are recognizin
Get the Report - Image
Medicaid as a Multiplier
AUTHOR: LISC
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic not only brought longstanding health inequities to greater awareness, but also exacerbated them, to dev
Get the Report - Image
Behavioral Health During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Update on Need and Access in Massachusetts 2020/2021
AUTHOR: Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts
YEAR: 2022
DESCRIPTION:
The findings from this study serve as a baseline for identifying issues, needs, and experiences to monitor and address as the
Get the Report - Image
Racism and Racial Inequities in Health: A Data-Informed Primer on Health Disparities in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: Blue Cross Blue Shield
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
This primer serves as a foundational resource to broaden the collective understanding of racial and ethnic health inequities and disparities in the
Get the Report - Image
Living in Boston During COVID-19: Vaccination Planning and Hesitancy
AUTHOR: Boston Area Research Initiative, Center for Survey…
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
In the summer of 2020, the Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) at Northeastern
Get the Report - Image
Housing Stability Resources and Eviction Prevention Response in a Pandemic
AUTHOR: Callie Clark and Clark Ziegler
YEAR: 2021
DESCRIPTION:
In Massachusetts, we are now facing two housing crises.
Get the Report - Image
Building Toward Racial Justice and Equity in Health
AUTHOR: Office of Attorney General, Massachusetts
YEAR: 2020
DESCRIPTION:
This report begins with an overview of the disproportionate harm that COVID-19 has caused in communities of color, and then outlines actionable rec
Download - Image
An Equity Imperative: How the Workforce System Can Advance Workplace Health and Safety During and After the Pandemic
AUTHOR: Amanda Newman
YEAR: 2020
DESCRIPTION:
This brief highlights key ideas for how the workforce development system can promote workplace health and safety during the pandemic.
Get the Report - Image
Kids Today Boston’s Declining Child Population and Its Effect on School Enrollment
AUTHOR: The Boston Foundation, Boston Indicators
YEAR: 2020
DESCRIPTION:
Boston’s got a lot going for it, but we’re gradually becoming a city of high-income, childless professionals.
Get the Report - Image
Addressing Health-Related Social Needs: A Report on MassHealth Accountable Care Organization and Community-Based Organization Collaboration
AUTHOR: Alliance for Community Health Integration (ACHI),…
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
Health-Related Social Needs (HRSNs) are the needs that arise from social and economic factors, such as housing and food insecurity, that have a sig
Get the Report - Image
Can Medicaid Expansion Prevent Housing Evictions?
AUTHOR: Heidi L. Allen, Erica Eliason, Naomi Zewde, and Tal…
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
Evictions are increasingly recognized as a serious concern facing low-income households.
Get the Report - Image
Massachusetts Age-Restricted Housing and Services
AUTHOR: MassHousing
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
Pinpointing the Gaps Between Supply and Eligibility for Affordable Housing and Between Supply and Demand for Market Rate Housing
Download - Image
Promoting Healthy Aging through Mobility and Transportation
AUTHOR: Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
People of all ages need access to transportation options to get to medical appointments and to acquire medication and nutritious food, but also to
Get the Report - Image
2019 Community Health Needs Assessment
AUTHOR: Boston CHNA-CHIP Collaborative
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
The Boston CHNA-CHIP Collaborative is a new initiative created by a number of stakeholders— community organizations, health centers, community deve
Get the Report - Image
Vital Signs: The Intersection of Health & Community Development
AUTHOR: Philadelphia Association of Community Development…
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
This year’s publication focuses on the compelling and inspiring work being undertaken in collaboration with a range of health care institutions, he
Get the Report - Image
Promising Health and Housing Collaborations
AUTHOR: National Housing Conference
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
Funded by a grant from the Kresge Foundation, the National Housing Conference (NHC) convened a series of health and housing working group meetings
Download - Image
Pathways to Stable Homes: Promoting Caregiver and Child Health through Housing Stability
AUTHOR: Children's HealthWatch at Boston Medical Center…
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
In search of a way to complement efforts to build more affordable homes in Massachusetts and ensure the state’s working families can avoid health d
Get the Report - Image
Accountable Care Organizations in Massachusetts: Profiles of the 2017 and 2018 HPC-Certified ACOS
AUTHOR: Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
In 2017, the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) launched a first-in-the-nation set of statewide standards for accountable care organizati
Download - Image
On the Path to Health Equity: Building Capacity to Measure Health Outcomes in Community Development
AUTHOR: NeighborWorks & Enterprise
YEAR: 2019
DESCRIPTION:
This new report by Enterprise Community Partners and NeighborWorks America shows how an innovative pilot program – the Health Outcomes Demonstratio
Get the Report - Image
Housing and Health: An Overview of the Literature
AUTHOR: Lauren Taylor
YEAR: 2018
DESCRIPTION:
The impact of housing on health is now being widely considered by policy makers.
Download - Image
What to Know About ACOs: An Introduction to MassHealth Accountable Care Organizations
AUTHOR: Robert W. Seifert & Kelly Anthoula Love; Center…
YEAR: 2018
DESCRIPTION:
The Massachusetts Medicaid program, MassHealth, introduced accountable care organizations (ACOs) for many of its members in March 2018.
Download - Image
Improving Community Health by Strengthening Community Investment: Roles for Hospitals and Health Systems
AUTHOR: Robin Hacke, Executive Director, Center for Community…
YEAR: 2017
DESCRIPTION:
This paper is the result of interviews with a dozen such institutions, as well as a literature review that looked more broadly at social determinan
Download - Image
Occupant Health Benefits of Residential Energy Efficiency
AUTHOR: Tohn Environmental Strategies team, with Foreword by…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Get the Report - Image
Hospitals Investing in Health: Community Benefit in Massachusetts
AUTHOR: Enid Eckstein, EMHL and Paul A. Hattis, MD, JD, MPH…
YEAR: 2016
DESCRIPTION:
Hospitals Investing in Health: Community Benefit in Massachusetts serves as a catalyst for broader conversations in Massachusetts about how to ensu
Get the Report