On September 12, 2013, BACH held a community meeting at the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library to address the next step in the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership (MAPP) process: identifying strategic issues on the citywide level. Among the 50 people who attended were diverse representatives from BACH affiliated neighborhood coalitions, […]

********************************************** Read the responses of Marty Walsh and John Connolly  ********************************************** The Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations and BACH have developed this questionnaire for the candidates for Mayor of Boston in 2013. In Mid-July, we sent a questionnaire out to all 12 candidates. Our questions were drawn from […]

In a letter to the editor of the Boston Globe, David Aronstein, BACH Director, writes about the lack of access to affordable, healthy foods for many of Boston’s residents, and specifically comments on the farmers market in the Codman Square neighborhood. He writes, “in Dorchester’s Codman Square, the neighborhood association and its BOLD Teens organization […]

BACH and its members have continued on the Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership (MAPP) process.  The Health Planning & Improvement Committee (HPIC), the group which oversees the implementation of MAPP planning process, has moved steadily through all four assessments on the citywide level. Take an interactive tour of our journey through MAPP » […]

Just because we have been focused on the MAPP health planning process to help us figure out what policy initiatives we want to join and lead, it does not mean that public policy issues wait for us. Over the past few months, BACH has worked on a number of policy advocacy issues, including: Medical Marijuana […]

The Community Engagement & Membership committee (CEMC) had its first meeting on April 29th, with the leadership of Steering Committee members Corey Yarbrough (Hispanic Black Gay Coalition) and Pat Milano (East Boston Collaborative for Families). The group was tasked with the challenge of reaching out to residents, building capacity and more organizational partnerships throughout all […]

BACH is partnering with the Boston Conference of the Mass League of Community Health Centers and the Mass Association of Community Development Corporations in designing and distributing a questionnaire on Community Health and Community Development to all Boston Mayoral candidates. Below are a few categories.Tell us what YOU want to know. Post your questions on our […]

Please join BACH in taking a Stand Against Racism on April 26, 2013. As part of our commitment to health equity we understand that structural and institutional racism significantly impact the health outcomes and quality of life for residents of color. We will be screening the documentary, Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible, by Shakti […]

Beginning September of 2012, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated more prominent health warnings on all cigarette packaging as part of an effort to educate the public about the health risks associated with smoking. Project CLEAR (Cigarette Labels: Effectiveness and Resonance) is a community-based participatory research project in Boston, Lawrence and […]

On Monday, April 1, the Boston Public Health Commission and the Boston Alliance for Community Health, along with the Planning Committee for Boston’s Local Public Health System Assessment, will be hosting a community feedback session on the results of Boston’s Local Public Health System Assessment conducted on February 2, 2013. The agenda will include a […]