Department: Public Health

Healthy Community Design Archive

Posted on May 20, 2024 at 1:59 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

Healthy Community Design Archive Healthy Community Design Archive CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Healthy Community Design Archive In 2016, MAPC partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, […]

Climate and Health

Posted on July 25, 2023 at 3:16 pm. Written by Amanda Belles

AdobeStock_199807134 Climate and Health CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Climate and Health Climate change and its impact on health are increasingly major concerns across the region. It is […]

Heat Health Splash Page – English

Posted on August 14, 2022 at 3:30 pm. Written by Sara Remus

Heat Health Splash Page – English CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Heat Health Para ver esta página en español, haga clic aquí. Keeping Cool During Extreme Heat […]

Heat Health Splash Page – Spanish

Posted on August 14, 2022 at 3:15 pm. Written by Sara Remus

Heat Health Splash Page – Spanish CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Calor Salud Para ver esta informacion en ingles haga click aqui. Cómo mantenernos frescos durante el […]

Racial Disparities in the Proximity to Vehicle Air Pollution Sources in the MAPC Region

Posted on June 8, 2020 at 5:07 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Racial Disparities in the Proximity to Vehicle Air Pollution in the MAPC Region May 2020 Authors: Conor Gately and Tim Reardon Acknowledgments: Thanks to Scott Peterson, Ed Bromage, Jieping Li, […]

Municipal Response to the Opioid Epidemic

Posted on June 26, 2018 at 11:56 am. Written by Kit Un

Photo Credit: AdobeStock_271462730 Municipal Response to the Opioid Epidemic CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Metro Mayors Coalition (MMC) Opioid Working Group As communities throughout the Commonwealth grapple with […]

Healthy Community Design

Posted on September 29, 2017 at 12:14 pm. Written by Kit Un

Healthy Community Design Healthy Community Design CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Healthy Community Design The way our neighborhoods are designed and built has a profound impact on our […]

Healthy Food Access

Posted on September 14, 2017 at 1:04 pm. Written by designprinciples

Healthy Food Access CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Healthy Food Access Affordable healthy food. Working farmland. Thriving food businesses. Sustainable fisheries. Equitable food systems. These are all vital […]

Public Health

Posted on September 14, 2017 at 12:04 pm. Written by designprinciples

Public Health CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health Public Health At MAPC, we integrate public health perspectives into our work: from planning projects to data collection and analysis to […]

Health Impact Assessments

Posted on September 11, 2017 at 3:21 pm. Written by designprinciples

Health Impact Assessments CHANGE FONT SIZE MAPC >> Public Health A Health Impact Assessment, or HIA, evaluates the potential effects policies, plans, programs, or projects will have on the health […]