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07/09/2018

Most jails and all prisons in Massachusetts deny inmates access to medications to treat addiction. When discharged, inmates are at high risk of fatal overdose.

05/15/2018

Check out Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center's video explaining how they are improving Health Equity with a Racial Justice Framework!

This is "Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center: Improving Health Equity with a Racial Justice Framework" by Intercultural Productions on Vimeo, the home…

08/02/2017

We are watching the executive branch proliferate white supremacist, structural racism !

Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College AdmissionsSHAREShare on FacebookPost on TwitterEmailLog in to SaveRead Laterhttps://nyti.ms/2hmhgRSShare on LinkedInShare on WhatsappShare on Google PlusShare on RedditShareCancelPresident Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions have helped til...

07/24/2017

https://commonwealthmagazine.org/health-care/baker-trying-ways/

GOV. CHARLIE BAKER has publicly criticized Republican efforts in Washington, DC, to roll back health coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act. He rightly argues that such changes will have tremendously negative effects on the health care of hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts, our e...

07/18/2017

Read this report on Barries to Wellness created and led by youth of color with support from the wonderful Linda Sprague Martinez!

https://gradnation.americaspromise.org/report/barriers-wellness

Youth of color represent the fastest growing segment of the U.S. child population and make up the majority of the youth population in about half of the 100 largest U.S. cities. Fear, along with inequitable access to social supports, opportunities and experiences essential for healthy development, pl...

07/07/2017

FOCUS ON SYSTEMS NOT SYMPTOMS

"Boston, which I mention because it was the first city to pilot Operation Ceasefire (the program responsible for the Boston Miracle) abruptly discontinued it in 2000, causing teen gun homicides to more than double. By 2005 homicides in Beantown spiked to a 10-year high. Today that city spends $318 million on police salaries and $1 million on program salaries for a streetworker program similar to Ceasefire—that’s a 318:1 ratio of what data has shown doesn't work to what data show does work, for those who are keeping track. "

http://cityintrouble.blogspot.com/2017/01/is-gun-violence-americas-next-aids.html

In 1997 my uncle Brian died, prey to America’s inaction in the face of the AIDS crisis in the '80s. A heterosexual male with a wife and k...

06/04/2017

The Trump administration released a budget last week that proposes deep cuts to federal programs and taxes on the rich while increasing spending on the nation’s military – a controversial move that earned him praise from his base of conservative supporters and condemnation from Democrats and progres...

05/25/2017

The charges of inadequate access to doctors and out-of-control costs are mostly myths.

05/15/2017

Why it's hard for working-class and African-American people to access mental healthcare

04/11/2017

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/04/10/522909090/having-just-one-black-teacher-can-keep-black-kids-in-school

According to a recent study, having a role model at school who looks like you can have large and long-lasting effects.

03/09/2017

"The Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans are now seeking a rapid repeal of the ACA, which would roll back Medicaid expansion and change the program into a block grant or ration care through a per capita cap — an attack that would slash the federal contribution by billions and threaten the livelihood of the program. Ultimately, these changes would drastically jeopardize the health coverage of millions of black Americans."

https://theshriverbrief.org/the-battle-for-access-to-healthcare-a-long-haul-in-black-communities-7c8dd38e3873 #.8nxp09now

By Quinn Kareem Rallins

03/07/2017

Access to affordable health care is a step toward racial equity!

"Doctors who spoke at Saturday’s rally said the Republican plans could deprive as many as 480,000 low-income Massachusetts residents their health insurance."

http://m.baystatebanner.com/news/2017/mar/01/doctors-protest-trumps-planned-aca-repeal-front-bo/

More than 200 medical professionals pledged to work together to fight against efforts by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act and reduce Medicaid funding during a demonstration Saturday in front of the State House.