The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has launched a new plan aiming to curb systemic inequities
In a city and a state known for its world-class health care, there is a push to take things to the next level.
"Some of the best health outcomes across the country but those good outcomes are not equally shared," said Dr. Hafsatou Diop, M.D., M.P.H., the inaugural assistant commissioner of health equity at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. DPH's commissioner recently saying that agency sees the effects of racism in its work every day, from severe maternal morbidity rates, to the impacts of opioids, and even gambling.
"Hopefully it doesn't happen again, but if something like that were to happen again, our approach would likely be different knowing communities like Chelsea, Roxbury, and East Boston were so impacted," said Lopera.
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