SPHHS Dean's Seminar: Senator Jo Comerford

Join the School of Public Health and Health Sciences on October 26 for a talk from Massachusetts State Senator Jo Comerford on the importance of state action to eliminate health inequities. Comerford will present information on the Health Equity at All Levels in Government (HEALING) Act legislation she is co-sponsoring with State Representative Liz Miranda, and address how we, as current and future public health and health sciences leaders, can advocate for action to address health inequities in the communities that we work, live, and play in.

Comerford represents the Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester district in the state Senate. She chairs the Joint Committee on Public Health, which passed numerous bills into law including a strongest in the nation flavored vaping and menthol tobacco products ban, a ban on toxic flame-retardant chemicals in certain products, reform of the states’ mosquito control law, as well as laws to strengthen local public health and examine racial disparities in maternal health. Now in her second session in the State Senate, Comerford also chairs a newly formed Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management.

The talk is open to the general public, however, pre-registration is requested.