“More broadly, an emergency task force convened by the Massachusetts Public Health Association is calling on state leaders to take action on the particular challenges for immigrants right now and help them stay safe and healthy without fear of being exposed over their legal status.
The Emergency Task Force on Coronavirus and Equity is advocating for, among three other priorities, immigrants regardless of status to have safe access to testing and treatment for COVID-19. Cheryl Bartlett, chief executive officer of the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center, is the co-chair of that task force along with Sandro Galea, dean and professor at the Boston University School of Public Health.”