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Baystate Health-led group addresses inequities amid pandemic MassLive.com 2/19/2021 One of the many ways of improving health care outcomes is to address health inequities. According to the American Medical Association, “marginalized and minoritized patients have and will suffer disproportionately during the COVID-19 crisis due to the inequities in society perpetuated by systemic practices.” As the large first surge of the coronavirus in Greater Springfield was just beginning to ease in April and the inequitable impact on vulnerable groups had become clear, a work group gathered virtually to address the impact. Comprised of leaders, experts and stakeholders from Baystate Health, Caring Health Center and the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, the work group quickly determined their key activities would be:

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