Reports

Two Years of Fair Share Funding at Work

YEAR: 2024

DESCRIPTION:

Nearly two years after Massachusetts voted to create a more equitable tax system, the Fair Share tax has funded $2.3 billion dollars in education a

Advancing Housing Quality and Health Equity in Massachusetts

AUTHOR: Green & Healthy Homes Initiative

YEAR: 2023

The $5.9 Billion Case for Massachusetts Health Equity Reform

YEAR: 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.