MACDC’s Health Equity Committee 

MACDC’s Health Equity Committee will be meeting next on Monday October 6th at 2pm over Zoom where we will discuss CDCs’ involvement in local food policy councils. We invite any interested MACDC members to join in this important conversation! 

Equity Initiative Updates 

MACDC’s Housing Quality and Health Equity Initiative (“The Equity Initiative”) team is kicking off our engagement in our second cohort of Gateway Cities: Lynn, New Bedford, and Worcester. CEDC in New Bedford graciously hosted our New Bedford stakeholder meeting, which was attended by over 15 individuals. We will be holding meetings in Worcester and Lynn later this month. Please contact Elana at elanab@macdc.org if you’d like to learn more. 

Introduction to the Convergence of Health Equity and Community Development 

MACDC’s Director of Health Equity, Elana Brochin, and Michelle Wiener, formerly of DBEDC, facilitated their popular training on the convergence of Health Equity and Community Development. Participants learned about the ways that CDCs are impacting health outcomes in their communities and had the opportunity to workshop ideas for how their work could have a positive impact on health and how to measure this impact.