Hearing DetailsHealth Equity Task Force

Event Details

Status:: Completed
Event Date:: Monday, February 8, 2021
Start Time:: 2:00 PM
Location:: Virtual Hearing
Event Description: The virtual hearing is to receive testimony from the public on findings and recommendations that address health disparities for underserved or underrepresented populations both 1) during the COVID-19 pandemic and 2) in the future, pursuant to the Health Equity Task Force established by section 2 of Chapter 93 of the Acts of 2020.

Public testimony is encouraged. The legislature's Health Equity Task Force invites oral testimony and written testimony for the upcoming February 8th (2 - 6 PM) Public Hearing from many diverse community members, organizations, and people directly impacted by COVID-19.

This will inform the Task Force's Final Report on:

- current, mid-term and long-term recommendations for an equity informed COVID-19 response including vaccine plans,

- how lessons learned can be incorporated into future emergency preparedness and pandemic response plans, and

- opportunities to make durable progress on longstanding and systemic inequities leading to health disparities.

Written testimony may be emailed by February 8 at 6 PM to Donna Fox (dfox@challiance.org) and Morgan McCallister (mmccallister@massleague.org) with the subject line: "Health Equity Hearing Written Testimony."

Written testimony is encouraged even for those providing oral testimony.

Oral testimony is encouraged and limited to 3 minutes. Advanced sign up for oral testimony is required by February 3 at 5 p.m. Please email Donna Fox (dfox@challiance.org) and Morgan McCallister (mmccallister@massleague.org) with the subject line: "Health Equity Hearing Oral Testimony". In your email, please include:

Name:

Title (if applicable):

Organization (if applicable):

Email and mobile phone (needed to coordinate hearing logistics):

Topic of Oral Testimony:

If oral testimony is part of a panel, please list the names, organizations, and contact information for each: (please note that the Task Force may group testimony by topic)

List your full availability for the hearing (Feb. 8 from 2 - 6 p.m.): (hearing may conclude earlier as testimony concludes)

For any questions regarding the virtual hearing, please contact Donna Fox (dfox@challiance.org) and Morgan McCallister (mmccallister@massleague.org).

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Health Equity Task Force - 02-08-2021	2/8/2021 2:00 PM	03:20:15

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