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Addressing health disparities in Massachusetts, and efforts to keep cities cool in the summer
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This is the rundown for Radio Boston, for May 16. Tiziana Dearing is our host.
- Forty Black and Latinx leaders from across the commonwealth are coming together to address disparities and inequities in our healthcare system. The newly formed Health Equity Compact includes leaders from hospitals, businesses, public health, academic institutions and more. We hear about the new initiative from two of its organizers.
- People may not think of Massachusetts as a hot climate. But as we all experienced this weekend, it can get hot here. Very hot. In Chelsea, the entire city is considered a heat island — an urban area that is significantly warmer than the surrounding region. In this week's "From the Newsroom" segment, WBUR health reporter Martha Bebinger tells us about what she's learned reporting on ways Chelsea has tried to address its problems with heat.
- We meet artist Wen-ti Tsen. He has been making art in Boston for decades, and at 86, is just now embarking on perhaps his most ambitious project yet: Four statues honoring the working people of Boston's Chinatown. We hear about the project, its focus on gentrification and what the art means for the neighborhood.
- The founder of Serenade Chocolatier in Brookline is retiring after 33 years. We talk with her about her long career making chocolate concoctions.
This program aired on May 16, 2022.