WE KNOW MASSACHUSETTS has a broken local public health system because our organizations represent the thousands of health directors, board of health members, public health nurses, and other staff and volunteers who have been on the front lines throughout the pandemic. Over the past 18 months, our members have been working overtime and then some […]
Ruth Mori
Posted inOpinion
We can’t accept status quo in public health any longer
LAST WEEK, Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law the State Action for Public Health Excellence Act, which is now Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2020. The bill was signed with little fanfare and certainly no public ceremony where legislators and advocates gather for a photo-op with the governor, shake hands, and try to snag […]