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Community Health Equity Initiative

The Community Health Equity Initiative (CHEI) collects data on the social and structural causes of health experienced by Massachusetts residents, specifically among communities impacted by structural racism and other drivers of inequity. CHEI collaborates with community, state and local partners in using data to drive funding, programming and policy change to advance health equity.

CHEI Impact

Learn how community partners are using CHEI data to advance health equity

Explore CHEI data

Racial justice framing

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Review resources to interpret data with a racial equity lens.

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Access CHEI data

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Access the CHEI data dashboard, data tables, and reports.

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Data & action support

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Request customized data analyses and 1:1 assistance in using the data to support your work.

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Community Health Equity Survey   COVID Community Impact Survey (CCIS)  Community-driven qualitative data  

Reach out to chei@mass.gov with any questions! To provide feedback related to Community Health Equity Initiative, please complete this feedback form.

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