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The Health Equity Compact brings together over 65 leaders of color across a diverse set of Massachusetts organizations – including hospitals, health centers, payers, academic institutions and public health – to advance health equity in Massachusetts.
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Dr. Matilde "Mattie" Castiel was recently presented by the AΩA Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award.

Her work shaped what public health leadership looks like. We celebrate her long career as a leader for both the state & the future of medicine.

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Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society inducts 56 leaders, mentors, researchers
Fifty-six people were inducted into the Delta chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society on Nov. 12, including 34 members of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Class of 2026.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Dr. Guy Fish, Health Equity Compact member and CEO of Codman Square Health Center, has been appointed to the Boston Board of Health. His decades advancing equitable, community-centered care will strengthen Boston public health. Read: www.boston.gov/news/boston-...
Boston Public Health Commission Announces New Board of Health Appointment
Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Codman Square Health Center CEO Dr. Guy Fish to the Boston Board of Health. Dr.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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MA: Health equity is now central to economic resilience, accountability, and progress. Media call for measurable, coordinated action. Read: www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
What the Media is Saying about ‘An Act to Advance Health Equity’ WBZ Newsradio 10 30: “An Act to Advance Health Equity aims to drive policy changes that ensure accessible and affordable health coverage to all Massachusetts residents, especially to communities of color.” July 15, 2025 – Advocates Rally in Support of Health Equity Bill. The Boston Globe: “It’s vital work … At a time when the federal government is cutting health care … it would be a strong statement if Massachusetts were to take the lead in passinga bill to improve the health of people in communities that today suffer the most.” Aug. 10, 2025 – EDITORIAL: As Washington axes aid, legislation would tackle inequities. GBH: “The legislation, filed by Lawrence Sen. Pavel Payano, Springfield Rep. Bud Williams and Chelsea Rep. Judith Garcia, seeks to help bring more doctors to high-needs areas … and calls for statewide equity goals.” July 15, 2025 – Lawmakers looking for tools to close gaps in life expectancy, disease rates. The Bay State Banner: “This year’s bill has a wide range of provisions targeted at closing health disparity gaps statewide … broadening workforce supports … and ensuring factors like immigration status don’t impact people’s access to care.” July 23, 2025 – Proposed health equity legislation aims to decrease disparities. El Planeta: “ La Legislatura tiene la oportunidad de aprobar este año la Ley para Promover la Equidad en Salud, una iniciativa integral que mejorará el acceso y la calidad del cuidado, invertirá en comunidades históricamente desatendidas y apoyará una fuerza laboral de salud más diversa.” June 13, 2025 – Op-Ed by Michael Curry & Oz Mondejar: Es momento de redoblar esfuerzos por la equidad en salud. Support An Act to Advance Health Equity! Learn more at www.HealthEquityCompact.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Massachusetts can lead on health equity. An Act to Advance Health Equity (H.1416/S.901) sets statewide goals, builds a diverse health workforce, and creates a Health Equity Zone Trust Fund. Learn: healthequitycompact.org/our-prioriti...
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The Health Equity Compact filed a bill titled, "An Act to Advance Health Equity" for the 2023-2024 legislation session. Read the full text here.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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At Roxbury Community College's Health, Wellness & Healing Forum, Health Equity Compact leaders discussed economic opportunity as a social determinant, a 23-year life expectancy gap, and systems change. We are proud of our members for bringing this leadership and vision to the community!
Six Black and Latino people stand together smiling in front of a banner for 30 years of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. On the far left is Juan Fernando Lopera. Second from right is Michael Curry, Esq. On the far right is Dr. Bisola Ojikutu.
October 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We applaud @massago.bsky.social's appointment of Amie Shei to @chiamass.bsky.social's Oversight Council!

We appreciate CHIA's increased focus on equity, including this just-released brief on racial disparities in unmet health-related social needs:

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Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Amie Shei, a Black woman with short dark hair wearing a white shirt and black blazer and an Asian woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a patterned shirt and a black blazer, stand behind a lectern with the blue, white, and yellow seal of the Attorney General of Massachusetts on it. Behind them are 9 members of the Health Equity Compact and the Center for Health Information and Analysis.
August 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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"It’s unacceptable that you could get on a train a few feet from here and take a ride three, four stops and live 23 years less." - Michael Curry, HEC Co-Founder

Read @wbznewsradio.bsky.social on last week’s rally for An Act to Advance Health Equity: wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/loca...

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Supporters of An Act to Advance Health Equity stand around the steps of the State House. Two people hold signs supporting the bill.
July 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Still feeling the energy from Tuesday’s rally and hearing for An Act to Advance Health Equity.

What a powerful show of unity calling for a health system that works for everyone.

Thank you again to the committee for hearing our testimony, and to everyone who stands with us!

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Senator Liz Miranda, a Latina woman wearing a grey suit and skirt. She is holding a megaphone behind a lectern with the Health Equity Compact logo on it. Behind her is a large crowd of people of various ethnicities holding rally signs that read "Black Health Matters," "MA Will Protect What DC Won't," and "Protect Medicaid."
July 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Today, health leaders, advocates & allies rallied for An Act to Advance Health Equity.

Grateful to our lead sponsors & all who stood with us to fight for a future where every MA resident has a fair chance at a healthy life. #MApoli #HealthEquity
Three people sitting at a desk giving testimony with a large, diverse crowd in the seats behind them. Senator Pavel Payano, a Latino man with a shaved head and a goatee wears a grey suit with a white shirt a purple tie. He looks down at a binder in front of him. Senator Liz Miranda, a Black woman with pulled-back black hair, is wearing a grey pinstripe suit. She is speaking into a microphone. Representative Judith García, a Latina woman with long brown hair wearing a khaki shirt, smiles as she looks on in support.
July 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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We gathered at the State House to demand bold, urgent action on health equity in the face of harmful federal cuts.

Now in the hearing room, we’re urging lawmakers to support An Act to Advance Health Equity. Grateful to our speakers & all here in support

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Michael Curry, a Black man in a blue button down and grey blazer, speaks into a megaphone as he is surrounded by people of a wide range of ethnicities who are holding rally signs that read "Defiende Medicaid," "Black Health Matters," "MA Will Protect What DC Won't," and "CHWs: The Health Equity Workforce." They are in front of a stone building.
July 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Join us Tues 7/15 at 8:30am at the State House to support An Act to Advance Health Equity. As the federal gov pulls back on public health, MA must lead. #MAPoli #HealthEquity
Two Latina women wearing yellow Health Care For All t-shirts hold a blue sign that reads "Health Equity Now!" with the Health Equity Compact Logo. They stand in a group of people from many ethnic backgrounds in a wide range of clothing who are also holding similar signs with other slogans.
July 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Join us on Tuesday July 15 at the State House and ask your legislators to support An Act to Advance Health Equity.

The time to stand together is now.

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A flyer to save the date July 15, 2025. It reads, "Join us to Advance Health Equity in Massachusetts." Below the headline is a photo of Gardner Auditorium. Body copy is below the image; it reads, "Join us on Tuesday July 15! Gather at 8:30am on the MA State House Steps, then attend the 10am hearing to support An Act to Advance Health Equity. Gadner Auditorium, Massachusetts State House. 24 Beacon St, Boston MA." There is a QR code labeled "Scan here for more info." Social media handles are at the bottom-left: "Linkedin: health-equity-compact. Bluesky: @healthequitycompact.bsky.social. Twitter/X: @HealthEqCompact." At the bottom-right is a url: "www.healthequitycompact.org." The Health Equity Compact logo is at the top center of the flyer.
July 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Congress is voting to gut Medicaid.

We can’t control that — but we can continue to fight for health equity here at home.

Join us Tues 7/15 @ 8:30am at the State House to support An Act to Advance Health Equity and protect our communities.

#MAPoli #HealthEquity
A group of 14 people of various ethnicities in the seats at a hearing. They are holding various printed and hand written signs that say slogans like "CHWs The Health Equity Workforce," "Lowell for Health Equity," "Proud CHW," "Advance Health Equity," and "I am a Health Equity Voter." They are reacting with a variety of emotions to a speaker off-camera.
July 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Thank you to Karen Spilka for championing health equity as Massachusetts Senate President and for your words at #HETS2025.

We're proud to have taken steps with you in partnership to achieve health equity through groundbreaking legislation.

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A photo of Massachusetts State Senate President Karen Spilka. She is a blonde woman with shoulder-length hair wearing a pink blazer as she speaks at a podium with the Health Equity Compact logo on it. A quote to the right reads: "When it comes to the vital work of addressing health inequities, I am proud that the Senate has taken steps in partnership with everyone in this room. And that has made a big difference." It is labeled 2025 Health Equity Trends Summit and #HETS2025. The HEC logo is in the bottom-left.
July 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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The experience that Berline Pierre Louis shared at #HETS2025 as a member of Brockton's Hometown Healthcare Academy shows the value of place-based investment in communities often forgotten in larger healthcare priorities.

Congratulations on your graduation!

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A group photo of 5 Black and Latino women in business professional clothes with name badges - Maria G. Celli, PsyD and 4 speakers from Hometown Health Academy. Next to them is a Black man in a suit - Michael Curry. They are in front of a large banner of the Health Equity Compact Logo. Below is a quote: "People talk down on Brockton, but what they don’t see is the potential, the leadership, the strength that we have. HHA helped bring that out of us." attributed to Berline Pierre Louis, member of Hometown Health Academy. It is labeled 2025 Health Equity Trends Summit and #HETS2025. The HEC logo is in the bottom-right.
June 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Thank you to all the speakers, attendees & viewers of #HETS2025.

In some MA communities, people are 50% more likely to die prematurely. That’s what’s at stake. By following equity as our North Star, we can move forward together toward a healthier, more just future.

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A portrait of a Latina woman clapping from the audience at the Health Equity Trends Summit. She has shoulder-length brown hair with blonde highlights and is wearing a pink, blue, and white floral blazer. A quote reads, “…By addressing the inequities these communities face, we create a stronger, healthier system that benefits us all… That is why we must center health equity. Not as an add-on, but as the foundation for a healthier future for everyone.” The quote is attributed to lsie Taveras, M.D., M.P.H., Chief Community Health & Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham and is labeled #HETS2025 and the 2025 Health Equity Trends Summit. The HEC logo is in the bottom-right.
June 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Health equity is under attack. We have a choice: accept the backslide, or fight for a more just system.

As ‪@massgovernor.bsky.social said, "You're doing the right thing. Continue to do the right thing…. The work you do day in and day out is important, necessary work."

#HETS2025 #MAPoli
A portrait of Governor Maura Healey speaking at the HEC 2025 Health Equity Trends Summit. She has short brown hair with blonde highlights and is wearing an orange blazer. A quote attributed to her reads, "The work you do day in and day out is important, necessary work. Do not take your foot off the gas… Let's just keep going." The quote is labeled #HETS2025 and the 2025 Health Equity Trends Summit. The HEC logo is in the bottom-right.
June 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Congratulations to Massachusetts CHIA Executive Director & #HETS2025 speaker Lauren Peters for releasing the center's first dashboard on health equity in MA.

Hear her share about using benchmarks to navigate the moment at our summit on Jun 11.

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A caption reads: "Chia Releases Health Care Equity Dashboard. Focusing attention on persistent structural inequities." At the bottom is the CHIA logo and the HEC logo. On the right is a series of graphs, captioned, "Has a Primary Care Provider. Compared with White residents, Hispanic residents were less likely to have a primary care provider 93.3% vs 81.3%." 2 pie charts show the same data. "Difficulties Accessing Care. Hispanic residents 46.9% and residents of other or multiple races 48.3% had greater difficulty accessing care than White residents 40.4%." A bar chart shows the same data. "Doctor’s Office or Clinic Not Accepting New Patients. Residents in South Coast and Metro Boston reported the highest rates of difficulties enrolling as a new patient (13.3% and 13.2%, respectively), and residents in Northeast MA reported the lowest rates of this difficulty (10.4%)." A map shows the same data.
June 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Our in-person tickets for #HETS2025 are sold out!

Register for the livestream now so you can join leaders from Boston Public Health Commission, Beth Israel Lahey Health, BCBS & more in meeting the moment and doubling down on health equity in MA.

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A flyer for the Heath Equity Trends Summit. "Next Week! Wednesday June 11, 2025. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum. Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125." A picture of Sheila Och of Lowell Community Health Center is at the top-left and the Health Equity Compact logo is in the bottom-left.
June 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM