Author

Dennis Heaphy, M.Div. M.Ed. M.P.H.

Health Justice Policy Analyst - Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium

Dennis Heaphy, M.Div. M.Ed. M.P.H., is a health justice policy analyst and researcher with the Massachusetts Disability Policy Consortium. His work centers on promoting meaningful community integration and Long-Term Service and Supports policies that advance the dignity and civil rights of persons with disabilities. Dennis is committed to ensuring health equity policies address intersectional barriers to health and wellness rooted in discrimination and bias experienced by persons within BIPOC populations. Dennis serves on several Massachusetts health policy and national health equity committees, and is engaged in action research projects led by persons with disabilities.

Dennis Heaphy is a 2022 grantee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Community Research for Health Equity program, managed by AcademyHealth.

Authored by Dennis Heaphy, M.Div. M.Ed. M.P.H.

Grant

White Systems, Black Lives: Exposing Racial and Linguistic Barriers to Independence and Community Living for Disabled BIPOC in Springfield, MA

The goal of this community-based participatory action research study is to expose racist, ableist, and culturally biased systems that lead to poor health outcomes for Black, Indigenous, People of Color with Disabilities (BIPOC-PWD) in Springfield, MA, and that prevent them from living meaningful independent lives in the community of their choice.

Publication

Minnesota Offers Lessons on Advancing Health Justice Using Medicaid Data

This report provides information on the importance of investing in data analysis to advance health justice in Medicaid populations. It further highlights the importance of partnering with communities most impacted by injustices that cause inequities in health outcomes.

Posted Jan 29, 2021

Topics Using Health Data Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Health Equity

Publication

Engagement with Community-Based Organizations Key to Achieving Health Equity & Wellness for Medicaid Populations

This issue brief from AcademyHealth, Health Management Associates, and the Disability Policy Consortium, provides a compelling case for engaging Community-Based Organizations in Medicaid payment and care delivery system reform.

Posted Apr 26, 2019

Topics Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid Health Equity Building Healthy Communities