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With a 2019 Ready Challenge grant for $750,000 from TD Bank Baystate is building a mobile health clinic to bring medical testing and education to individuals in under-served urban and rural communities.

New grant aims to address social determinants of health, improve health outcomes, and reduce health inequities.

Dr. John O’Reilly, chief of General Pediatrics, answers parents’ questions about sending kids to school this fall.

Medical students in the Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) track hosted a Food Justice Fair in partnership with the MLK Jr Family Services Center food pantry.

Eight community members have recently completed training to join UMMS-Baystate’s non-medical Community Faculty who play an integral role in teaching medical students.

UMass medical students and other health professions students are engaged in COVID-related activities and a variety of volunteer efforts at Baystate and in the community.

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Springfield resident and community activist Charlie Holmes received the UMass Medical School "2020 Patient Teacher Award," which acknowledges the contributions of an individual patient to undergraduate medical education.

Semester-long projects driven by high schoolers and med students target high priority health needs in the community.

The grant awards were given to create opportunities to improve social and economic determinants of health and improve quality of life for people living in the region.