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Massachusetts Public Health Association

$1,188.52

Employed Terminated Details about your lobbyist or lobbyist entity's efforts 01/01/2016 Specific Bill numbers or Legislators names are not known at this time. MPHA will be working with the Federal Delegation, Federal Administration, Massachusetts Legislators, Executive, Administration, and local officials on the following issues. 1. Secure financing for the Massachusetts Food Trust Program 2. Establish statewide Healthy Incentives Program to provide a premium benefit to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries 3. Support state Mass in Motion funding 4. Support adequate transportation revenue and funding for public and active transportation 5. Pass legislation to encourage shared use of school facilities 6. Require physical education or physical activity in schools 7. Increase funding for the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program (MRVP) 8. Adopt a comprehensive approach to reduce homelessness 9. Reform state zoning and planning statutes to align with healthy land use objectives 10. Reduce barriers and create incentives for communities to advance walkable, mixed-used districts and build multi-family housing, especially near transit hubs 11. Increase funding for Department of Public Health youth violence prevention and intervention programs 12. Support resources for community-based sexual assault and domestic violence programs 13. Support state funding for core Department of Public Health infrastructure for regulatory, inspectional, lab, and data services 14. Establish legislative study commission to develop recommendations on local public health funding and regionalization 15. Pass legislation to protect volunteers working under the direction of local health authorities 16. Establish an Office of Health Equity within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services 17. Expand the state Earned Income Tax Credit

Total salaries received:      $1,188.52

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