Racial disparities in health and wellbeing are well documented. In 2003, the Institute of Medicine issued the landmark report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare, which connected racism in mortgage lending, access to housing, employment, and criminal justice to racial health disparities. This report and the World Health Organization’s 2008 report on health equity led to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Social Determinants of Health Framework (SDOH), which recognized that racial health disparities are a result of inequalities in education, employment, healthcare, housing, and law enforcement.

Author: Ruqaiijah Yearby, Crystal N. Lewis, Keon L. Gilbert, & Kira Banks Publisher: Data for Progress, St. Louis University, & The Justice Collaborative Institute

The Recovery Homes Collaborative is a group of long- term Residential Substance Use Treatment programs whose purpose is to provide an association for the joint mutual effort of individuals and groups.

A leading nonprofit research institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, the RRI's mission is to enhance the public health impact of addiction recovery science through the summary, synthesis, and dissemination of scientific findings and the conduct of novel research.

The Evidence-Based Resource Guide Series is a comprehensive set of modules with resources to improve health outcomes for people at risk for, with, or recovering from mental and/or substance use disorders. It is designed for practitioners, administrators, community leaders, and others considering an intervention for their organization or community.

Author: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Publisher: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

This toolkit is a resource for communicators who want to change the narrative about adolescence and adolescent development.

Author: FrameWorks Institute Publisher: FrameWorks Institute

This framework can be used by leaders in the healthcare, community development, and philanthropic sectors to work with community development corporations to determine the most effective ways to rectify past harms done to historically marginalized and under-resourced communities in ways that are both tangible and sustainable. In addition, this framework provides guidance for institutions to more effectively partner with BIPOC communities to build trust, and ultimately solidarity to develop a shared vision of racial healing. 

Author: Build Healthy Places Network

Publisher: Build Healthy Places Network

This is a list of approved vendors from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health who provide Research and Data Analysis Services listed by organization.

Author: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Publisher:

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how a truly comprehensive response to substance use and abuse in our country can be implemented. Specifically, this response includes BOTH environmental/policy efforts and individually-focused prevention efforts in order to reduce substance abuse population-wide. Furthermore, it is critical to recognize the invaluable role local, community-based coalitions play in implementing a comprehensive array of evidence-based strategies to reduce underage drinking, tobacco use and illicit drug use.

Author: Publisher: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)

Form to submit when requesting PPE from the state.

This resource guides health departments through the why and how of partnering with Community Power-Building Organizations (CPBOs) to advance health equity, via four guides with activities to build capacity and lay the groundwork for power sharing partnerships.

Author: Human Impact Partners (HIP) Publisher: Human Impact Partners (HIP)