ATRIUS HEALTH EQUITY FOUNDATION INC

In 2023, the foundation publicly announced its launch, including its mission of closing the life expectancy gap in eastern massachusetts. As part of its launch, the foundation carried out the following activities: (1) awarded inaugural grants of $500,000 each, to two organizations focused on improving health equity in massachusetts; (2) conducted a series of community engagement sessions (one virtual and eight in-person, across eastern massachusetts) and fielded an on-line survey, to gather input from community leaders across eastern massachusetts about how the foundation should design its programs to best achieve the goal of closing the life expectancy gap; (3) held an event in boston highlighting solutions for closing the life expectancy gap, including issuing a report summarizes findings from the community engagement sessions; and (4) allocated $9m to be used for grants to address medical debt in massachusetts.