Health Masks forever? Here’s why one group is pushing to keep them required in health care settings. Massachusetts's COVID-19 public health emergency runs out on May 11, ending state masking ...

The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity is collecting signatures (more than 740 so far) on an open letter that urges the Department of Public Health, local boards of health, and health care ...

Any consideration of an enforcement policy must embrace a health equity lens, ... "Mask Mandates: A Public Health Framework For Enforcement", Health Affairs Blog, October 5, 2020 .

We want to clarify the position of the Massachusetts Public Health Association regarding mask mandates in hospitals and other health care settings as presented in the May 11 editorial, “Doctors ...

The ADI (Area Deprivation Index) has been a useful tool for many research efforts, and it offers several advantages including accessibility, timeliness, and ease of use. Nonetheless, as we discuss ...

In a virtual news conference, the Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity also demanded free access to COVID-19 testing and high-quality masks, public education about the risks of long COVID ...

Before the pandemic, Dr. David Alpern, like many health care workers at the time, didn’t think twice about going to work with a runny nose or cough.But since symptoms of COVID-19 are ...

Community groups hope government programs to give out free masks and at-home tests will help break down ... Community groups hope Colorado's free mask distribution breaks down health equity barriers.

Nicki Washington, professor of the practice of computer science, teaches 110 students in her Race, Gender, Class & Computing course and holds a required mask policy for everyone in the classroom.

St. Joseph County Council member Amy Drake says language at a page of the county health department’s website is “Marxist/critical race theory.” The page talks about equity, a term that Drake ...

Fearful of federal grants being cut, the Spokane Regional Health District has changed its statement in support of health equity.