Massachusetts Public Health Alliance

Category: MPHA in the News


In the News 1/28/25: Still analyzing what it really means’ for public health‘

MPHA detailed what is at stake if the Trump administration is successful in freezing federal grants and loans to myriad organizations working on public health related issues. Read the article.

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In the News 11/25/24: Efforts to Shore Up Public Health in Mass. Takes A Step Forward 

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…

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In the News 11/19/24: The Thought of RFK Jr. Leading HHS Rocks the Public Health World

MPHA Executive Director Carlene Pavlos and Deputy Director Oami Amarasingham co-signed a letter to the editor addressing President-Elect Trump’s plan to nominate the antithesis of public health to head the Health and Human Services Department. Pavlos and Amarasingham emphasized that,…

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In the News 6/19/24: Mass. sees drop in opioid-related death rates but no letup in harm

Oami Amarasingham, Deputy Director, Massachusetts Public Health Association, and Craig Andrade, Associate Dean of Practice, Boston University of Public Health, co-signed a letter to the editor regarding recently released data from the MA Department of Public Health and a report…

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In the News 5/3/24: Public Health activists lobby to improve health departments across the state

Spectrum News 1 featured MPHA’s Lobby Day in this segment. Watch the news clip.

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In the News 5/3/24: Worcester health official Rosen urges legislative action on overdose prevention laws

The Worcester Telegram & Gazette covered the MPHA Lobby Day at the State House and highlighted the leadership of Gary Rosen, a member of the Worcester Board of Public Health, and other legislator sponsors and community members who spoke on…

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In the News 3/24/24: Lawrence, Methuen partnered to offer better public health.

Carlene Pavlos, MPHA Executive Director, comments on importance of and learnings from implementation of Public Health Excellence grants. Read the Letter to the Editor.

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In the News 3/29/24: Letter to Editor on Structural Racism

The Boston Globe published a letter from MPHA regarding the need to both reduce direct out of pocket costs for health care while also prioritizing upstream public health approaches and solutions to tackle structural racism in healthcare, including statewide benchmarks and legislation…

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In the News 2/4/24: Transit Equity Day

Alexis Walls, MPHA Assistant Campaign Director, spoke to Bob Seay on WGBH, on Transit Equity Day about regional transit and how we are honoring the legacy of Rosa Parks and other civil rights champions. Listen to the segment.

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