Massachusetts will mandate new performance standards and allocate resources for its 321 local public health departments to “improve a patchwork of local services responsible for ensuring restaurants are clean, pools are safe, and disease outbreaks are tracked and reported.” As Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein, lead sponsor Senator Jo Comerford and MPHA Deputy Director Oami Amarasingham explain in this article, the goal of Statewide Accelerated Public Health for Every Community (SAPHE 2.0) Act is to increase quality as well as equity in every community.

Read the article.