This past September, the Boston Public Health Commission launched a city-wide Health Equity Campaign. You may have seen its billboards, posters and MBTA signs with zip codes on them on your daily commute. The purpose of this campaign launch was to bring awareness to the idea that health is more than healthcare, genetics, or personal behavior and that Boston is a city of neighborhoods, each with their assets and challenges. Health is also shaped by where we live, work and play and the opportunities in those neighborhoods to access healthy food, education, employment, healthy housing and transportation. Health equity requires addressing the root causes of health inequity by engaging in policy, systems, and environmental change.  We know that there are hundreds of organizations across the city doing this work. 

Since the campaign’s launch, we have heard from many Boston residents who have been inspired to take action. As a next step to the campaign initiative, we have launched this website that will feature videos, profiles, and updates about organizations, initiatives and policies that could benefit from collective action and more data about the health of each neighborhood.  

Wondering how you can contribute?
Submit a promotional video about your organization, create an organization profile in our online resource library, and send us any news or events that you’d like to be included on this page.

Achieving health equity requires that we create opportunities for all of our city’s residents to reach their optimal health. Join us in creating a space where residents across Boston can share strategies and take action as part of a collaborative effort to achieve health equity.