BOSTON, MA – Today, two years after a state of emergency was declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) called on state leaders to rebuild and reimagine the role of public health in Massachusetts.    

“The COVID-19 pandemic taught us many hard lessons. The failure to center both equity and public health expertise in the state’s response to the pandemic cost us dearly,” said Carlene Pavlos, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Public Health Association. “Now, we must commit to building a 21^st-century public health system that will provide robust protections to all Massachusetts residents, regardless of income, race or zip code.”  

Given that public health will be a central issue in this election cycle, MPHA will be asking gubernatorial candidates to fill out a questionnaire regarding their public health-related platforms.  

Read the full release.