Through place-based investments, AHEM partners with local organizations to strengthen community systems, identify community priorities, and build community capacity. Any health equity initiative must be community-driven and financially sustainable to ensure long-term success.
Through data analysis across multiple health measures in Massachusetts, AHEM identified 30 priority communities. These communities were chosen based on indicators including higher rates of premature mortality and chronic illness, economic barriers, access to education, and geographic context.
AHEM Communities
Athol, Attleboro, Ayer, Brockton, Chelsea, Chicopee, Dennis, Dorchester, Fall River, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Gardner, Holbrook, Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Mattapan, New Bedford, North Adams, Orange, Pittsfield, Rockland, Roxbury, Southbridge, Springfield, Ware, Wareham, Webster, Winchendon, Worcester, Yarmouth