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Decoding Massachusetts’ Distracted Driving Law...

Published 12 months ago by Mass General Giving in Children, Community Health, Health Policy

Mass General’s Michael Flaherty, DO, breaks down the new distracted driving law in Massachusetts and encourages parents to talk to their teens.

Alister Martin, MD, MPP, sees his voter registration initiative at Mass General as a way to help address some of the issues that arise in emergency medicine.  

Voter Registration Is Part of Physician’s Mission...

Published 1 year ago by Colleen Marshall Delaney in Community Health, Health Policy

A new initiative provides patients, visitors and staff with the opportunity to register to vote, or check to see if they are registered to vote, while at Mass General.

Mass General Eat Street Café staffers (from left) Seandel Grant, Jorge Santana and Paula Brathwaite leave excess food in the warmer to be put aside at closing for Food for Free.

Excess Food Donated to Community Nutrition Effort...

Published 1 year ago by Mae Driscoll in Community Health, Giving News, Health Policy

Mass General has teamed up with the Cambridge-based organization Food for Free to donate excess food from its largest cafeteria to help people in the greater Boston area experiencing food instability.

At the Massachusetts State House, the Coalition for Action on Obesity recently advocated for increased access to obesity treatment. (*See full caption below the story.)

Physician Advocates for Obesity Treatment Coverage...

Published 1 year ago by Noah R. Brown in Community Health, Health & Wellness, Health Policy

A Mass General physician is helping to lead an effort to establish a statewide obesity task force and a program to increase access to obesity treatment.

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, says MGH Research Scholar funding has provided her with flexible time for healthcare policy advocacy.

MGH Research Scholar Is Determined Policy Advocate...

Published 1 year ago by Paul Goldsmith in Health Policy, Medical Research

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease and an MGH Research Scholar, discusses her congressional testimony, public health advocacy and the shifting challenges of infectious disease.

Hossein Estiri, PhD, an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Mass General researcher, has done research on the impact of aging on energy use. (photo by Kris Snibbe/Harvard staff photographer)

Climate Change Impacts Energy Needs of Elderly...

Published 2 years ago by Alvin Powell, Harvard Gazette in Health Policy

A Mass General researcher says energy use by an elderly population that is growing rapidly may need special consideration as global temperatures climb. 

Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, vice president and chief equity and inclusion officer

New Executive Outlines Goals for Equity and Inclusion...

Published 2 years ago by Ellen Barlow in Diversity, Health Policy, Q & A

Recently named vice president overseeing the hospital’s equity and inclusion efforts, Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, discusses plans to expedite changes over the next three years.

Pictured at Psychiatry Visiting Day, from left: Nhi-Ha T. Trinh, MD, MPH, Anne D. Emmerich, MD, Alex S. Keuroghlian, MD, MPH, and Aude Henin, PhD.

Psychiatry Visiting Day Speaks to LGBTQ Challenges...

Published 2 years ago by Mary Hurley in Health Policy, Patient Care, Psychiatry

Clinicians at the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry Visiting Day underscored the need for ongoing support of LGBTQ individuals.

Leaders from Mass General, the state of Massachusetts and the city of Boston gathered recently to launch the MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention (*See full caption below the story).

Mass General Opens Gun Violence Prevention Center...

Published 2 years ago by Colleen Keilty in Community Health, Health Policy

Hospital, state and city leaders say they hope the new MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention can help address a major public health crisis.

According to a new study, workplace wellness programs have no significant short-term effect on clinical measures of health or healthcare spending.

Study Questions Benefits of Workplace Wellness...

Published 2 years ago by Paul Goldsmith in Health & Wellness, Health Policy, Medical Research

Mass General researchers find that workplace wellness programs have no significant short-term effect on clinical measures of health or healthcare spending.

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