Other Current Projects
In partnership with Community Catalyst, the Regional Center for Healthy Communities is developing and testing a version of the Walk in My Shoes Healthcare Access Simulation that will allow community organizations to run the simulation with limited outside support. At the end of the year the Regional Center and Community Catalyst will have produced and tested a Walk in My Shoes kit that can be utilized throughout the state by community groups, health professional schools, hospitals, public agencies, and others to increase awareness of the barriers to healthcare, deepen understanding of social determinants of health, strengthen services to reduce health disparities, and motivate change.
The project is funded by a grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation. Created in 2001, the mission of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is to expand access to healthcare in Massachusetss through grantmaking and policy initiatives.
If you're interested in being one of the groups that pilots the simulation kit, sign up for the November 17th training through our events calendar.