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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 MoreMPHA Priorities in Promoting Public Health in Implimentation of Recreational Marijuana Law
Last month the Massachusetts legislature created a new joint committee to review legislation related to the bill legalizing recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, which was voted into law last November. MPHA has identified eight issues to be addressed for the legislature to…
Read More150 Rally to Protect the Prevention Trust, Call for Fast Legislative Action
More than 150 people rallied last week at the State House to kick off a campaign to protect the first-in-the-nation Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund (PWTF). The rally included patients and community residents served by PWTF, community health workers, community-based service…
Read MoreLegislators Come Out Big in Support of MPHA-Priority Bills
Massachusetts Legislators showed tremendous support for MPHA-priority bills over the last two weeks, providing a particularly strong starting point for public health in the new legislative session. Of 200 total legislators in the Massachusetts House and Senate, a majority co-sponsored…
Read MoreAction you can take now for health equity!
Last week, state legislators filed more than 5,700 bills that will be considered over the next two weeks. Now is a critical time here in Massachusetts to take action! You have the chance to help MPHA promote policies that will reduce disparities and…
Read MoreJoin us March 1st for the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund Campaign Kick-Off
Join us on March 1, 2017 for the campaign launch to call on the legislature to continue the important work of the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund (PWTF). PWTF, a first-in-the-nation program, is an investment in prevention that has become a cornerstone of…
Read MoreJoin MPHA for Sexual Health Lobby Day on January 31st
MPHA is proud to be a sponsor of the second annual Reproductive and Sexual Health Lobby Day at the State House hosted by the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts. In today’s uncertain national political climate, we must ensure that…
Read MoreMarijuana Retail Shops Delays, More Changes to Come
In December 2016, the Massachusetts legislature voted to delay by six months the January 2018 open date for recreational marijuana retail shops in Massachusetts. The purpose of the delay is to give the state more time to prepare for implementation and regulation of the…
Read MoreHundreds of Municipal, Health, and Civic Leaders Call on Legislature To Reauthorize Prevention & Wellness Trust Fund
This morning, a coalition of over 200 civic leaders delivered a letter to Massachusetts legislative leaders urging them to reauthorize the Prevention & Wellness Trust Fund (PWTF) before it expires in June 2017. The Prevention & Wellness Trust Fund (PWTF)…
Read MoreMPHA Statement on Marijuana Ballot Initiative (Question 4)
MPHA has evaluated the available research literature and listened to both proponents and opponents of the question. After careful study, MPHA has concluded that the ballot initiative does not contain sufficient public health protections and that the potential dangers far…
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