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New Funding Opportunity for Health Equity Announced by CHRC

October 11, 2023 The Maryland Health Care for All! Coalition advocated in support of the Maryland

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Maryland health leaders discuss initiatives aiming to address social determinants of health

July 3, 2023State of ReformHannah Saunders Excerpt: Suzanne Schlattman, deputy director of Maryland

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Maryland Matters: Commission Seeking Grant Applicants to Quash Health Disparities in Black, Brown and Disabled Communities

Maryland is one step closer to establishing “health equity resource communities,” where

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CHRC Press Release: Community Health Resources Commission Issues Pathways To Health Equity Call For Proposals

$13 million in new grant funding to be awarded; outreach events scheduled

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State of Reform: $60 million allocated to improve health disparities in Maryland’s underserved communities

The purpose of the HERC Advisory Committee is to use state resources to reduce health disparities,

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Maryland Matters: Can Targeted Grants Improve the Health of Whole Neighborhoods? A Maryland Committee is Working on It

Grants will be focused on improving access to primary care services, reducing hospital admissions

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WMAR Baltimore: Nearly $60 million in grants to improve equity in healthcare

For the first time since the ‘Maryland Health Equity Resource Act’ was enacted the commission

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Health Equity Resource Act Meeting August 11 Open to Public

The CHRC and HERC Advisory Committee are holding the​ first meeting on the Maryland Health Equity

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COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES COMMISSION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO THE HEALTH EQUITY RESOURCE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The Committee is established under the Maryland Health Equity Resource Act approved by the Maryland

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Maryland Matters: Vincent DeMarco: Public Health Legislation Bolstered by an Array of Supporters

One of the main reasons public health was a winner was the enactment of the Health Equity Resource

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Maryland Matters: General Assembly 2021: Winners and Losers

During the 90 days the General Assembly was in session, we ran out of ways to say what an unusual,

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Baltimore Sun: Maryland lawmakers, advocates tout ‘huge wins’ in health legislation. Here’s what passed this year.

Maryland lawmakers and advocates are highlighting that they also had a ‘tremendous” year for

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Maryland Matters: New Grant Program Will Reduce Health Care Inequality, Advocates Say

Health advocates said on Thursday that legislation approved by the General Assembly this year will

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State of Reform: Health advocates praise productive legislative session

Maryland lawmakers passed several key pieces of health-related legislation during its 2021 session,

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Maryland The Daily Record: Advocates hail session as ‘tremendous victory for public health’

A swath of bills that aim to address health inequities in Maryland have successfully passed through

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Baltimore Sun: Maryland lawmakers bring home some victories for health care | READER COMMENTARY

Before wrapping up the legislative session this month, the Maryland General Assembly took major

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Washington Post: Opinion Maryland modeled how to tackle racial health disparities. Let’s revive that success.

It is critical that we prioritize health equity by ensuring there is permanent funding for this

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The Baltimore Sun: Alcohol tax hike: a penny that saves lives | COMMENTARY

Last week in the Maryland Senate and this week in the House of Delegates lawmakers were treated to

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Congressman Brown: “Justice And Equity Must Extend Throughout Our Communities — Including Our Health Care System”

Congressman Anthony G. Brown (MD-04) testified before the Maryland House of Delegates Health &

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MCHI Statement on Senate Leadership Support for Health Equity Resource Communities to Expand Health Care in Underserved Areas

We are grateful that Senate President Bill Ferguson and the Senate leaders are supporting