Four Massachusetts hospitals involved in addressing social determinants of health in their communities have been awarded funding through the Health Policy Commission. Cooley Dickinson Health Care, Heywood Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Mercy Medical Center each received between $555,000 and $650,000 for their programs that address food and nutrition, workforce development, or economic stability.
The funding comes through the “Moving Massachusetts Upstream” (MassUP) initiative – a partnership of the HPC, DPH, MassHealth, Office of the Attorney General, Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. The hospitals that received the award are partnered with local agencies, school systems, and/or municipalities to address the social determinants of health and root causes of health inequity.
To read about the four programs that received awards,
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