Category: Public Health – Page 9

Update: The COVID-19 Layoff Housing Gap

Posted on May 13, 2020 at 12:22 pm. Written by Sarah Philbrick

Update: The COVID-19 Layoff Housing Gap Date: May 13, 2020 Each week brings troubling news about the economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and MAPC has been working to stay […]

The Opioid Epidemic: A Mother’s Reckoning

Posted on May 11, 2020 at 12:37 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Over 2,000 people died of opioid overdoses in Massachusetts last year. Our state has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the country. Substance use upends the […]

May Data Viz: Responding to COVID-19

Posted on May 1, 2020 at 10:09 am. Written by Annabelle Thomas Taylor

Every month, MAPC’s Data Services department is releasing maps and data visualizations covering a range of vital and interrelated topics: equity, housing, transportation, climate, arts and culture, and more. The […]

Research Brief: The COVID-19 Layoff Housing Gap

Posted on April 3, 2020 at 9:48 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Report: The COVID-19 Layoff Housing Gap The “first wave” of COVID-related unemployment in Massachusetts is represented in the nearly 329,000 initial unemployment claims filed between March 16 and March […]

MAPC Issues Statement on Trump Administration Rollback of Fuel Efficiency Standards

Posted on April 2, 2020 at 11:15 am. Written by Elise Harmon

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) today issued a statement responding to weakened fuel efficiency standards announced by the Trump administration. “MAPC strongly opposes fuel efficiency rollbacks that will imperil […]

Equity-Forward Economic Development in Uphams Corner

Posted on March 3, 2020 at 4:23 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Equity-Forward Development in Uphams Corner Across the Boston region and the United States, neighborhoods are experiencing significant economic changes. In some cases, residents can ride the wave of the economic […]

New Focus in Community Health Needs Assessments: The Social Determinants of Health

Posted on February 4, 2020 at 9:00 am. Written by Kit Un

New Focus in Community Health Needs Assessments: The Social Determinants of Health Community health needs assessments (CHNAs), commonly performed by hospitals and other institutions, identify and describe factors that affect […]

Videos: Voices on Climate

Posted on December 18, 2019 at 2:53 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Voices on Climate Change “Cape Cod was named for the codfish, and now we don’t see any codfish anymore,” observes Chatham fisherman Jamie Bassett, gesturing out to the Atlantic Ocean […]

Health, Hens, and Equity: MAPC Examines Cambridge’s Urban Agriculture Policy

Posted on May 24, 2019 at 1:46 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

As the weather warms and the trees sprout leaves after long bare months, the city of Cambridge welcomes spring: sprouts and stakes appear in community gardens, bees buzz around their […]

Schools of Thought on Climate Change: MAPC’s Newest Art Installation

Posted on May 22, 2019 at 3:22 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Climate change is already visible across the Metro Boston region, forcing individuals and communities to cope with increasingly severe weather, unpredictable harvests and workplace conditions, and greater risks from vector-borne […]