22News InFocus Report, Springfield receives 3 age-friendly designations, PHIWM named Lead Catalytic Grant Awardee

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InFocus: 2019 Springfield Health Equity Report

InFocus: 2019 Springfield Health Equity Report

This past April the The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts released the 2019 Springfield Health Equity Report: Looking at Health through Race and Ethnicity . This was a follow up to a report in 2014.

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Download a copy of the Springfield Health Equity Report: Looking at Health through Race and Ethnicity: 2019 Update

Springfield is the First City in the Nation to be Recogized for Three Age-Friendly Designations!

On June 13th, Springfield was recognized as the first city in the United States to receive three Age-Friendly designations: Age-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly City and Age-Friendly Health System, at Live Well Springfield's Age-Friendly Summit. Check out the press from the event and the Age Friendly report below:

Springfield, Baystate Medical Center recognized for policies, services to seniors.

Springfield recognized as Age-Friendly city

Go Fresh Launches 10th season this week!

We're happy to announce that the Go Fresh Mobile Farmer's Market launches its 10th season in operation tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9th! The mobile market will be making its run to the end of November.

The market accepts SNAP, HIP, cash, credit or debit, WIC and farmer's market coupons! Click here to download this year's schedule and be sure to check us out for fresh and affordable produce delivered to an area near you!

PHIWM Named Lead Catalytic Grant Awardee

The Public Health Institute was one of five organizations named Lead Catalytic Grant Awardees by the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative . The award includes $20,000 in direct funding support and an additional $10,00 in technical assistance.

PHIWM and the Springfield Healthy Homes Collaborative will focus its communications efforts towards parents of young children and property owners on the recent changes in Massachusetts regulations on the actionable lead level and lead abatement requirements in an effort to encourage them to take action to prevent childhood lead poisoning prevention. In addition, we will participate in statewide advocacy efforts to increase funding to prevent and respond to cases of childhood lead poisoning.

The grant awards are part of GHHI’s National Campaign to End Lead Poisoning, a national collective dedicated to the elimination of lead poisoning within five years.

Springfield Health Homes Asthma Project

In the latest Institute for Healthcare Delivery and Population Sciences Newsletter, Peter Lindenauer was interviewed about the Springfield Healthy Homes Asthma Project.

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