Webinar Recording Posted: The Future of COVID-19 in Western MA

This webinar, held on Friday, April 29, 2022, explores the current status of COVID, testing and treatment moving forward, the implications of cutbacks in COVID-19 services, and lessons learned from community outreach. The webinar was moderated by Airín Martínez, PHIWM Board Member and Assistant Professor in Health Policy & Management, Department of Health Promotion and Policy at UMass School of Public Health. Speakers included Doris Harris, host of Health Matters Radio Show, Health Editor of The Point of View Community Newspaper, and PHIWM Consultant; Phoebe Walker, Director of Community Services at Franklin Regional Council of Governments; and Amanda Westlake, MD, Physician, Director of COVID Outpatient Therapeutics, Medical Director of Post-COVID Clinic at Baystate Health.

News Coverage of the Event

• Local public health officials explain transitioning out of “pandemic phase”, 4/29/22, 22news WWLP.com