The COVID-19 crisis has sparked advocacy efforts across the nation. Organizations and communities are taking action to demand not only immediate relief but long-term solutions to our most pressing social injustices. 

We are proud to support the following efforts driving progress in racial equity, access to essential resources, caregiver and community health worker rights, data integrity and integration,  and countless other issues that have gone unaddressed for far too long. 

• Preserve and Protect the Integrity of COVID-19 Data
• Equitable Reopening for Black and Latinx communities in the State of Massachusetts
• Community-Based Workforce Principles for Contact Tracing
• Moratorium on Eviction and Foreclosures in the State of Massachusetts
• Collective Response to the COVID-19 Impact on African Americans and other Priority Populations
• Prioritizing the importance of CHWs in the COVID-19 Crisis Response
• Safe Reopening in the State of Massachusetts
• Housing Stability in the State of California
• Increase Direct Aid to States to Meet Critical Health Needs
• Open Letter to Governor Charlie Baker Regarding Safe Opening of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Black Mamas Matter Alliance: Statement on ICE Coerced Hysterectomies
• Addressing the “SNAP Gap” in Massachusetts
• New York Covid-19 Food Coalition Policy Platform

Beyond Do No Harm: Elevating BIPOC Voices in SDOH Interventions

07.27.2021 | Health Leads

If organizations are truly committed to addressing the systemic barriers and root causes of inequity within the communities they serve, then SDOH interventions must include authentic community engagement and power and decision rights need to be shared with the BIPOC community. During this 75 minute webinar, panelists will discuss steps and strategies to better integrate BIPOC voice, especially lived experience, into SDOH interventions.

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