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HCCs Bring New Enthusiasm to the Fairmount Greenway Efforts
The idea to create a Fairmount Greenway first emerged in 2008 and the Fairmount Greenway Task Force (FGTF) has been working on the project since then. The Fairmount Greenway Concept Plan was written by...
View ArticleCriminal Justice Reform is a Public Health Issue
BACH has committed to supporting and promoting the Jobs NOT Jail Coalition, whose goal is to redirect costly prison spending towards jobs, training and support for Massachusetts’ lowest income...
View ArticleGuide for Public Health Actions for Immigrant Rights
Public Health Awakened is a group of public health professionals organizing for health, equity, and justice. They work with social justice movements on strategic and collective action to resist the...
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Spotlight: Healthy Community Leadership Awardees
We awarded our 2016 Healthy Community Leadership Awards (HCLA) to five amazing Bostonians: EJ Slater, Lisa Melara, Raheem Baraka, Edna de Paula and Michelle Cook. The HCLA is given to individuals who...
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Healthy Community Leadership Awardee honored at Celtics game with Heroes...
Edwin Slater Jr. (EJ) was recognized at BACH’s Annual Meeting in December 2016 with our Healthy Community Leadership Award, given to five Boston residents who are either immigrants, persons of color,...
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Interviews with League Cycling Instructors
Michelle Cook, Farah Wong and Vivian Ortiz are League Cycling Instructors (LCI) who live and bike in Boston. Both Farah and Vivian work on the Let’s Get Healthy, Boston! Project and serve as a Healthy...
View ArticleMassachusetts Department of Public Health Opportunity
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is looking for individuals/organizations interested in participating on one or two different committees: the Determination of Need’s Community Health...
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How Boston Schools Can Address Childhood Trauma
By Jessica Plante, BACH 2017 Summer Intern from Boston University School of Public Health At the beginning of May, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey launched a new initiative that will...
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Boston’s Action in the Fight Against Maternal Depression
By Taylor Foley, BACH 2017 Summer Intern from University of Massachusetts, Amherst Did you know that maternal depression affects approximately 12 million women per year in the United States alone?...
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Joining the GARE Network: Boston’s Pledge to Advance Racial Equity
By Alex Brantl, BACH 2017 Summer Intern from Hamilton College In 2016 the city of Boston became a participating jurisdiction of the Government Alliance on Racial Equity (GARE) network, joining the...
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