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WEBIn 2010, 23% of Bostonians reported high blood pressure including 35% without a high school diploma, 30% of high school graduates and 20% of Bostonians who attended any …

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New data show continued mental health struggles among Boston …

WEBEven before the COVID-19 pandemic, youth mental health was in decline. New results from the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 1 the first administered …

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Lingering Vaccination Gaps in Massachusetts Boston …

WEBStatewide, vaccination rates for Black and Latinx residents have lagged behind vaccination rates for White and Asian residents. While the gap between Latinx …

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In Five Charts: Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths Set Another …

WEBAccording to newly released data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), we set another record high in 2022, losing 2,357 1 people to opioid …

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Governance: Enhance Public Health Infrastructure through

WEBIn the early part of this century, the World Health Organization started studying what we now call the social determinants of health and it has become a …

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The Opioid Crisis in Context

WEBThe opioid-related death rate in the Commonwealth is more than twice the national average. Up until 2012, Massachusetts hovered just above the national average, but a recent …

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The ACA and Millennials: How Health Care has

WEBThe initial impact of the ACA on the uninsured rate for millennials can be seen in 2011, as young adults up to the age of 26 gained access to their parent’s private …

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COVID-19’s Disparate Impact on Low-Income Communities of Color

WEBFor physical health reasons, the virus has been most deadly for people with preexisting conditions, which has largely meant that the elderly are at especially high …

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Care Work in Massachusetts: A Call for Racial and Economic …

WEBCare work has forever been critical to the health and basic functioning of our society. With the steady aging of our population, care jobs are also among the fastest growing in our …

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Across Two Waves: COVID-19 Disparities in Massachusetts

WEBCities hit hardest in wave 1 remain similar to those in wave 2, with some noteworthy differences. Confirmed COVID-19 cases in wave 1 vs. wave 2 per 10,000 …

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Indicators Boston Indicators

WEBThe Indicators Framework 2000-2015. The Indicators Framework—a curated online catalogue of 350 measures of well-being in the Boston area—was the backbone of the …

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Opioid-Related Deaths in Massachusetts Remain Elevated Four …

WEBIn 2020, Latinx opioid-related death rates grew to 35.4 per 100,000, the highest among all populations in the state. Yet, the greatest increase in opioid-related deaths rates for the …

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COVID_Indicators_Report Boston Indicators

WEBCOVID_Indicators_Report. In May, we launched this Data Lab, analyzing the best available data on how our communities have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis. We hope that …

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Food Insecurity: Make School Breakfast and Lunch Free for All

WEBIn 2018, 27 percent of children experiencing food insecurity in Massachusetts did not qualify for free or reduced-price meals through school meals …

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Food Insecurity Has Doubled During the Pandemic:

WEBIn March 2020, as a critical part of the public health strategy to stop the spread of COVID-19, state and local officials shut down large swaths of our economy …

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Equality and Equity Boston Indicators

WEBThis eventually became LGBT Pride. 3 Several important community organizations were formed in the 1970s and 1980s, including Fenway Community Health Center (1971), …

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Equality and Equity

WEBHealth, a federally qualified health center that serves 32,000 patients each year. One of Fenway Health’s original focus areas was gay men’s sexual health, and Fenway has …

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Latinx Population Hit Hard in the COVID-19 Recession: Mounting

WEBBefore the pandemic, members of Massachusetts’ Latinx population were less likely to report their mental health struggles than White respondents, according to findings from …

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Massachusetts shows progress on poverty, but

WEBAmong the many indicators of well-being that we track, poverty may be the most important. Our region clearly has the aggregate resources to meet every family’s …

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WEBNew from Indicators. Domestic outmigration has increased across Massachusetts, with 25-44-year-olds making up the largest group leaving by age. Homes make up around half …

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PART 1: NATIONAL DATA ON WEALTH

WEBWith the best national surveys on wealth being limited in their use at the local level, a couple of novel research efforts have attempted to fill the void. Likely the …

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