Pam Jones, Director of Policy & Planning
Aliza Wasserman, Policy Analyst
Boston Public Health Commission
STAND UP IF…
What is Public Health?
Public Health
Health Care
Population
Individual
Health
Disease
Prevention & Health
Promotion
Diagnosis & Treatment
Boston
Charlestown
East
Boston
AllstonBrighton
Back Bay
South
End
North
End
Fenway
South Boston
Roxbury
Jamaica
Plain
Roslindale
West
Roxbury
North
Dorchester
South
Dorchester
Mattapan
Hyde
Park
MAP PREPARATION:
Boston Public Health Commission
Research Office
BPHC Mission
The mission of the Boston Public
Health Commission (BPHC) is to
protect, preserve and promote the
health and well being of all Boston
residents, particularly those most
vulnerable.
BPHC Priorities
Elimination of racial & ethnic health
inequities
 Overarching Goals
Selected Health Indicators
Black
White
High Blood Pressure
31%
22%
14%
18%
33%
16%
2.1
0.6
11.70%
7.20%
7.7
5
11.1
2.7
40
19.8
257
178.4
31.4
19.2
38.4
13.1
224.6
153.1
51.3
48.3
72.7
22.2
48.5
20
31.1
*
Life Expectancy (years) d
73.7
79
Death (per 100,000)
1035.2
714.2
4.1
9.4
37.4
39.5
Smoking (Adults)
Obesity (Adults)
a
a
a
Diabetes Hospitalization (per 1,000) b
Low Birth Weight (< 5.5 lbs) (% of live births)
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)
c
c
Asthma Hospitalization (ages 3- 5) (per 1,000)
Breast Cancer Mortality (per 100,000)
Cancer Morality (per 100,000)
d
d
Colorectal Cancer Mortality (per 100,000)
Diabetes Mortality (per 100,000)
d
Heart Disease Mortality (per 100,000)
Lung Cancer Mortality (per 100,000)
d
d
Prostate Cancer Mortality (per 100,000)
HIV/AIDS Incidence (per 100,000)
Homicide (per 100,000)
d
e
d
d
Suicide (per 100,000)
d
Substance Abuse Mortality (per 100,000)
d
d
b
DATA ANALYSIS: Boston Public Health Commission Research and Evaluation Office
* Ins uffi ci ent s ampl e s i ze
a. Da ta s ource: Bos ton Behavi oral Ri s k Fa ctors Survey 2010, Bos ton Behavi oral Ri s k Fa ctor Survei l l ance Sys tem (BBRFSS), BPHC
b. Da ta s ource: Acute Cas e Mi x Fi l es , Mas s achus etts Di vi s i on of Heal th Care Fi nance and Pol i cy
c. Da ta s ource: Bos ton res i dent l i ve bi rths , Mas s achus etts Department of Publ i c Heal th
d. Da ta s ource: Bos ton res i dent deaths , Mas s achus etts Department of Publ i c Heal th
e. Da ta s ource: HIV/AIDS Survei l l ance Program, Mas s achus etts Department of Publ i c Heal th
Health Equity Framework
How can we ensure that
community development and
public health support each other?
Focus on policies that are good for
health, not just health policies
Review policy and advocacy
opportunities
Some Existing Policies
that Promote Health in Boston
 LEED requirement under BRA’s Article 37
 Complete Streets Guidelines
 Linkage Housing Requirement,
Inclusionary Development Policy
 Boston Residents Jobs Policy
 State Sanitary Code
Health in All Policies
 BPHC Internal Workgroup
 City of Boston Stakeholder Interviews
 Envirohealth Consulting Final Report
 Coordinated shared learning opportunities with other
City agencies
 Symposium: Active Design & Public Health
 Planning for Healthy Communities Workshop
 Conducted a pilot Health Impact Assessment
 Developed a checklist of review priorities and studied
development review processes
Common
Missions
& Shared
Values
Who do we
serve?
What is our
mission/goal?
What are our
values?
What’s Holding Us Back?
Easier to work in our silos
We don’t speak the same language
Need to learn new skills/new
knowledge
What else?
Questions & Conversation
Our contact information:
Pam Jones, pjones@bphc.org
Aliza Wasserman, awasserman@bphc.org
Website: www.bphc.org