The Town of Amherst Government wants to explore the root causes of health inequities in the Town of Amherst. In this project, we are seeking to initiate dialogue with the varied segments of the Amherst community to identify policies, practices, and procedures, of the Amherst Town Government that affect, manifest as, and/or contribute to the differential and inequitable health and life outcomes as well as inequitable daily life experiences for people from different social identity groups.
The mission of the Town of Amherst Social Justice Project is to have the Town take into consideration that all policies and practices recognize that an individual’s health is largely determined by their social identity (race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, language or religion), and that it should be the Towns practice to create policies and activities for Amherst that increase awareness of this issue; improve access to resources for all people; and eliminate differences in health outcomes, so that all are equally served.
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