Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard
Sponsor: Malcolm Augustine (District 47)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 662 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with the Commission on Health Equity, to develop a clear and easy-to-understand graphic data dashboard that includes age-adjusted health disparity data disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender; and requiring the Department to update the data dashboard on a quarterly basis, as determined by data availability.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | Position only |
| FAV | Garcia, Alexis | Maryland Rural Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosen-Cohen, Nancy | NCADD-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Idriess, Dr. Hanna | President, Maryland Public Health Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | The Horizon Foundation | Position only |
| FAV | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Augustine, Malcolm | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Augustine, Senator Augustinelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | of Maryland, Legislative Black Caucus | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Roques, Carmel | Maryland Department of Aging | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |