Foundation for a Healthy High Point: November 2022
The rate of teen pregnancy in Greater High Point decreased between 2010 and 2020, the rates of pre-term births, low birth-weight babies, and infant mortality increased slightly and remained above the state average, according to the “Healthy Beginnings in Greater High Point” study.
Episcopal Health Foundation: November 2022
Key findings from a new statewide survey on social determinants of health say that medical care alone isn’t enough for a person to live a healthy life, so the state should invest more resources to address non-medical factors like unemployment, neighborhood conditions, and housing.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: November 2022
A new report, “Creating a Robust, Diverse, and Resilient Behavioral Health Workforce in Massachusetts” describes challenges that have put the behavioral health workforce in crisis and outlines seven recommendations.
Convergence Partnership: October 2022
Funding Narrative Change, An Assessment and Framework, is the first report ever to focus exclusively on the narrative change funding landscape.
New York Health Foundation: September 2022
Learn about the findings from the first-ever statewide survey on the connection between food and health.
Blue Cross of Massachusetts Foundation: June 2022
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation released a report outlining key strategies for maintaining Medicaid coverage when the federal government ends the COVID-19 public health emergency, a regulatory transition that will put many eligible individuals at risk of becoming uninsured.
New York State Health Foundation: April 2022
A New York State Health Foundation (NYSHealth) report examines HPV vaccination coverage in New York State from 2018–2020.
Blue Cross of Massachusetts Foundation: April 2022
The Blue Cross of Massachusetts Foundation recently commissioned two studies related to the American Rescue Plan Act, It also commissioned the third study, to understand whether Primary Care Providers identify a need for a behavioral health provider consultation program for adult patients with mental health conditions and substance use disorders.
Archstone Foundation: March 2022
Archstone Foundation’s new report, “Starting, Supporting, Sustaining: An Archstone Foundation Legacy Report on Palliative Care 1989-2021,” documents more than 30 years of grantmaking and efforts to build the field of palliative care.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation: January 2022
Racism and Racial Inequities in Health: A Data-Informed Primer on Health Disparities in Massachusetts serves as a foundational resource to broaden the collective understanding of racial and ethnic health inequities and disparities. The primer is intended to support discussion about how our healthcare system and other systems that impact health enhance or undermine health, and to facilitate the development of solutions to strengthen those systems to serve all Massachusetts residents.