• Preventing COVID in healthcare press backgrounder
• Open Letter: Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Elder Affairs urge DPH Commissioner Goldstein to keep masks in healthcare, “to protect the most vulnerable among us as well as the frontline workers who are already in short supply”
• Video clips from 5/4/23  Event. 
• Media Coverage:
  • Group Asks Mass. DPH to Extend Mask Mandate in Health Care Settings (NBC Boston)
  • Mass General Hospital and Beth Israel Lahey Health to end universal masking requirements (CBS News)
  • COVID emergency ending raises concerns for high risk patients in health care facilities (WWLP)
  • Most major health care and hospital systems in Mass. will lift mask requirements next week (Boston Globe)
  • Masks will become optional for most hospital patients, visitors and staff  (WBUR)
  • Universal masking is almost over at major Boston hospitals  (Boston.com)
  • Op Ed https://www.gazettenet.com/Letter-to-the-editor-50733141

• Keep Masks in Healthcare in Massachusetts
• Keep Free Fast PCR Testing in Massachusetts
• 4/5/23 at Noon: Experts, Disabled MA Residents Call on DPH to Protect them – Keep Masks in Healthcare
  • Slides from press conference
  • Twitter post
  • Instagram post 
• February 14, 2023: Boston Globe Letter to the Editor
• November 2022 : Open Letter
• Media Coverage:
  • TV
    • Healthcare workers: Keep hospital mask mandate – Boston 25 News
    • Massachusetts Coalition Presses to Keep Masks On in Some Health Care Settings – NBC Boston
    • Group seeks to make masking permanent in Massachusetts hospitals, doctor’s offices – CBS News
  • Radio
    • Disability advocates and physicians call for required masking in hospitals, health facilities – WGBH
  • Print/Digital
    • Health groups call on Mass. to keep mask mandates in health care settings – Boston Globe
    • Masks forever? Here’s why one group is pushing to keep them required in health care settings. – Boston.com
    • A coalition of health groups is urging Gov. Maura Healey to continue requiring masking in health care settings after the federal and state COVID-19 public health emergencies expire on May 11 – Axios Boston Daily Newsletter
    • Coalition presses to keep masks on in some health care settings – WWLP / Statehouse News Service
    • MA Group Pushes To Keep Mask Mandate In Healthcare Settings – Patch.com
    • Healthcare professionals aim to make mask-wearing a permanent practice – Bollyinside

• Press Release: Doctors, Public Health and Community Leaders Demand COVID Preparedness for the Fall and WinterDoctors and Health Experts Urge Baker, MBTA, DESE and School Districts to Reinstate COVID Health Protections as Massachusetts at highest risk level (8/22/22)
• Press Conference Video (8/22/22)
• Media Coverage:
  • Mass. health leaders call for stepped-up COVID plans for fall and winter  – Boston Globe
  • Health professionals warn COVID poised to take off in fall – Boston 25 News
  • If Fall Brings COVID Surge, When Should Schools Mandate Masks, Require Testing? Coalition wants prevention plan in place. – Mass LIVE
  • Coalition wants COVID prevention plan for fall in Massachusetts schools – Berkshire Eagle
  • Coalition Wants COVID Prevention Plan For Massachusetts In The Fall – New Bedford Guide
  • Ahead of fall and winter seasons, COVID-19 still a concern for some educators in MassachusettAhead of fall and winter seasons,
  • COVID-19 still a concern for some educators in Massachusetts – Spectrum News1 (Worcester)
  • Health & Community Leaders Ask The State To Stop Coronavirus For Granted – WXTK NewsRadio (Cape Cod)

• Press Release: Doctors and Health Experts Urge Baker, MBTA, DESE and School Districts to Reinstate COVID Health Protections as Massachusetts at highest risk level (5/18/22)
• MA COVID Precautions Now Webinar Recording (5/18/22)
• COVID-19 in Massachusetts: Current Conditions, Jon Levy, ScD, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, BU School of Public Health (pdf below)
• Leading Healthy Communities that Care in Massachusetts, Julia Raifman, ScD, Assistant Professor, BU School of Public Health
• Media Coverage:
  • Health experts call for stricter COVID measures in Massachusetts as cases and hospitalizations rise (Boston Globe)
  • Doctors Call for Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Rise in Massachusetts (NBC Boston)
  • Health experts urge Gov. Baker, MBTA, & schools to bring back COVID precautions as cases rise (Boston.com)
  • Health advocates call for school, transit masking (Boston 25 News)

• Open Letter: Open Letter to MA Leaders to Demand Equity in Pandemic Response (2/11/22)

• Doctors Fighting Racism in Healthcare (WGBH Greater Boston TV/YouTube)
• Open Letter of Support for Race-Conscious Approaches to Promote Health Equity (2/5/21)
• Media Coverage:
  • Medical community rallies behind Boston doctors (WGBH)
  • Racist Protest ‘Threatened’ Patient Care, Massachusetts Medical Society Says (Med Page Today)

• Press Release: Mass. Doctors and Community Leaders Slam Baker on State Handling of Omicron Surge (1/11/21)
• Media Coverage:
  • Doctors demand action from Baker administration for Omicron surge (22News WWLP)
  • Gov. Baker outlines plan for long game on COVID, but continues to resist calls for a mask mandate (Berkshire Eagle)

• Press Release Doctors, community organizations, and members celebrate Boston eviction moratorium, urge state legislators to pass COVID-19 Housing Equity Bill (9/2/21)
• Open Letter:  Letter to Mayor Janey Calling for a Citywide Eviction Moratorium (8/10/21)
• Press Release: Amidst Housing Crisis, Doctors, Community Organizations, and Members demand Eviction Moratorium in Boston (8/10/21)
• Media Coverage
  • 8/31/21: Kim Janey announces eviction moratorium in Boston, in wake of Supreme Court ruling (Boston.com)
  • 8/30/21: As federal eviction ban ends, a mayoral rival urges Janey to impose one in Boston (Globe)
  • 8/10/21: Eviction Moratorium Demanded In Boston (Rainbow Times)
  • 8/10/21: The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity has sent Boston Acting Mayor Kim Janey an open letter demanding a citywide eviction moratorium (Politico)

• 7/23/21 The Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity stands with Palestine: A call to action

Vaccine Equity

•  Open Letter to Governor Baker regarding vaccination of hotspot communities (1/19/2021)
  • Media Coverage for 1/19/2021 Open letter
    • Hundreds of medical professionals call on Baker to prioritize vaccine access for Black and immigrant communities (Boston Globe)
    • More than 400 Massachusetts doctors push for vaccine priority in hotspot communities (Boston Herald)
    • Baker Makes Seniors Eligible Sooner And Adds Vaccination Sites Amid Slow Rollout (WBUR)
• Press Release: Doctors, State Legislators, Community & Labor Leaders Press Baker Administration to Increase COVID-19 Protections Amidst Rise in Cases (12/22/2020)
  • Mass Coalition for Health Equity Press Conference Video (12/22/2020)
  • Media Coverage for 12/22/2020 Press Conference
    • Doctors, lawmakers and public health leaders calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to close indoor dining, implement more protections amid COVID surge (Mass Live)
    • With COVID-19 numbers expected to rise over holidays, Gov. Baker tightens capacity limits again (Telegram)
    • Group of Massachusetts physicians, state legislators, community leaders urge Baker to tighten COVID-19 restrictions (Fall River Reporter)
    • UPDATED: New COVID-19 restrictions to take effect in Massachusetts on Saturday (Milford Daily News)
    • Doctors, leaders press Baker administration to increase COVID-19 protections amidst rise in cases (Somerville Times)

• Press Release: Doctors, State Legislators, Community & Labor Leaders Press Baker Administration to Increase COVID-19 Protections Amidst Rise in Cases (9/28/2020)
  • Mass Coalition for Health Equity Press Conference Video (9/29/2020)
  • Open Letter to Governor Charlie Baker Regarding Safe Opening of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (9/29/2020)
  • Media Coverage
    • Massachusetts public health experts, teachers union urge Charlie Baker to strengthen coronavirus protocols as cases rise (Boston Herald)
    • With The Coronavirus Creeping Back In Mass., Health Experts And Community Groups Call For Action (WBUR)
    • Front-line workers sound alarm on easing of coronavirus restrictions (Boston Herald)
    • Coalition urges Baker to adjust virus-fighting approach (Salem News)
    • Doctors, leaders press Baker administration to increase COVID-19 protections (Somerville Times)
    • Front-line workers sound alarm on easing of coronavirus restrictions (Lowell Sun)
    • Some local groups disagree with Gov. Baker decision to expand reopening (Boston 25 News)

• Open Letter to Crisis Standards of Care Advisory Committee
• Health Equity in the Era of COVID-19 – Senator Becca Rausch Hosts a Town Hall with Health Experts – 5/21/2020
• Media Coverage:
  • After Uproar, Mass. Revises Guidelines On Who Gets An ICU Bed Or Ventilator Amid COVID-19 Surge (WBUR)

• Open Letter from the Massachusetts Coalition for Health Equity to Governor Charlie Baker Regarding Safe Reopening of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Media Coverage:
  • Some public health experts say Baker’s reopening plan is cause for concern (Boston.com)
  • Group warns against ‘premature’ reopening of Massachusetts while the coronavirus pandemic continues (MetroWest Daily News)
  • Public Health Expert Calls for Stronger Reopening Safeguards (BNN News interview of Dr. Eduardo Siqueira)
  • Health care workers at State House demonstration: Prioritize people over economy (WHDH)
  • Baker reopening some businesses in phased plan, Somerville reps urge him to extend restrictions (Wicked Local Somerville)
  • Mass. Gov. Baker unveils reopening plan: COVID-19 cases top 87,000 -Premature Reopening? (Nashua Telegraph)
  • Group of frontline workers, doctors oppose Massachusetts reopening plan (Boston Herald)
  • Listen To Essential Workers First. Then, We Can Consider Reopening The Economy (WBUR)
  • Health equity coalition asks Charlie Baker to prioritize voices of essential workers in planning state’s reopening (Boston.com)

• Media Coverage:
  • Coalition demands greater response to ‘Crisis of Inequity’ (Southcost Today)
  • Coalition Demands Greater Response to “Crisis of Inequity” (State House News Service)
  • Massachusetts coalition demands greater response to “Crisis of Inequity” (New Bedford Guide)