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Public Health Institute’s Samantha Hamilton Publishes Article

SPRINGFIELD — Samantha Hamilton’s article, “Building a Culture of Health in the Era of Climate Change,” was recently published in the newest edition of an e-book series called Resilience Matters: Collective Action for Healthier Communities. Click here to download the book.

Hamilton manages the LiveWell Springfield Coalition at the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, where she leads the Transforming Community Initiative to promote health equity through policy, systems, and environment-change strategies for access to nutritious food, safer Complete Streets, and healthier opportunities; and the Age Friendly City initiative, a process of community engagement and assessment to implement Age Friendly designation for the city of Springfield.