Massachusetts Public Health Association
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Press Release: Advocates Call Out Minuscule Cost to Insurers to Protect State’s First-in-the-Nation Prevention Trust
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2017 Contact: Maddie Ribble, Massachusetts Public Health Association, 617-697-2107, mribble@mapublichealth.org With Deadline Looming 39 Days Away, Senate Faces Decision on Dismantling Fund With just 39 days away from the sunset date on the Massachusetts Prevention…
Read MoreAction Alert: Call Your Senator Today About Key Programs in the Senate Budget
Next week the Senate will begin deliberations on the fiscal year 2018 Senate Ways and Means budget proposal. Now is the time to act to make sure that essential public health funding is included in the FY18 budget. Please contact your…
Read MorePress Release: Massachusetts Public Health Association Applauds Inclusion of Food Access Funding in Governor’s Capital Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2017 Contact: Maddie Ribble, Massachusetts Public Health Association, 617-697-2107 Massachusetts Public Health Association Applauds Inclusion of Food Access Funding in Governor’s Capital Plan Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Public Health Association applauds Governor Baker for…
Read More2.8 Million Residents Lack Adequate Access to Healthy Food, Endure Economic Burden
MPHA recently released new data which reveals that lack of available grocery stores impacts 2.8 million residents in Massachusetts, including more than 700,000 children and 523,000 seniors. This lack of grocery access has the greatest effect in small rural towns and…
Read MoreMPHA Co-Hosts Policy Assembly in Springfield, MA
On April 26, 2017, more than fifty health equity advocates from Western MA gathered in Springfield, MA, to gain a better understanding of several statewide policy issues and how to strategically advocate for them. In a pre-assembly poll, participants conveyed that…
Read MorePress Release: Quincy Mayor Koch, Pittsfield Mayor Tyer Join Prevention Trust Coalition as Co-Chairs, Lead Call to Protect Groundbreaking Program in House Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2017 Contact: Maddie Ribble, Massachusetts Public Health Association 617-697-2107, mribble@mapublichealth.org Quincy Mayor Koch, Pittsfield Mayor Tyer Join Prevention Trust Coalition as Co-Chairs, Lead Call to Protect Groundbreaking Program in House Budget Effort Supported by Bipartisan…
Read MoreAction Alert! Help Protect Mass in Motion
On April 10, 2017, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released their proposal for the FY18 state budget without funding to maintain Mass in Motion in line item 4513-1111. Representative Cariddi will file an amendment to the budget which would…
Read MoreAction Alert! Advocate for Healthy Food Access in the State Budget
On April 10, 2017, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released their proposal for the FY18 state budget without funding for two important issues that address healthy food access and affordability: the Massachusetts Food Trust and the SNAP Gap….
Read MoreAction Alert! Protect the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund (PWTF)!
Please contact your state Representative this week to ask them to co-sponsor Amendment #24 to continue funding for the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. On April 10, 2017, the Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee released their proposal for the…
Read MoreMPHA Testifies Before Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy
On Monday, April 3, 2017 MPHA Policy Director Maddie Ribble testified before the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy at a public hearing at the State House. Maddie urged the legislature to address three areas that MPHA has identified as deserving…
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