The “Moving Massachusetts Upstream” (MassUP) initiative is a partnership across Massachusetts state agencies including the Health Policy Commission (HPC), the Department of Public Health (DPH), the Office of the Attorney General, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs, and the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.
On behalf of the participating state agencies, the HPC has released a Request for Information (RFI) on MassUP. Any interested organization or individual (e.g., a community organization, health care provider, social service agency, local government body, etc.) is invited to submit a response to the RFI. This can be accessed here. Responses should be emailed to hpc-innovation@mass.gov by 3pm on October 25.
MassUP will include an investment opportunity to support partnerships that include health care provider organizations and community-based organizations working together to address upstream (i.e., social, environmental, and economic) challenges and enable sustainable improvements in community health and health equity. MassUP also will include the establishment of an interagency policy alignment working group, through which state agencies will proactively work toward alleviating policy barriers to addressing the social determinants of health in the Commonwealth. This work includes hosting a Learning Forum that we are also requesting feedback on through this RFI.