波士顿拨出100万美元支持黑人男性健康 公开征集社区方案 力争弥合九年预期寿命差距
波士顿市政府把缩小种族健康差距的承诺落到了真金白银上。10月6日（周二），市长吴弭（Michelle Wu）与波士顿公共卫生委员会（BPHC）正式发布征案公告（RFP），将投入100万美元资助改善黑人男性健康的社区项目，这是该市“活得长、活得好”（Live Long and Well）人口健康公平议程的一部分。
根据市政府公告，这笔资金是公共卫生委员会今年早些时候作出的承诺：波士顿黑人男性的预期寿命比其他男性群体低了整整九年，100万美元正是为了弥合这一差距。本次征案最多将选出四家合格机构，每家最高可获得25万美元，用于提升预期寿命、改善慢性病管理和扩大医疗可及性。征案的设计参考了卫生委员会此前举办的“黑人男性健康行动峰会”的讨论成果。
吴弭表示，市政府的使命是让每一位居民都能健康长寿，市府期待与能够引领这项关键工作的社区组织合作，减少差距，确保波士顿每个社区都强健、健康并与机会相连。市公共卫生专员比索拉·奥吉库图博士（Dr. Bisola Ojikutu）则指出，九年的预期寿命差距不只是一个统计数字，更是一个行动号令；黑人男性和服务他们的组织最清楚有效的解决方案应该是什么样子，这笔资金把资源直接交到值得信赖的社区伙伴手中，用于扩大预防、加强与医疗服务的连接，并改善导致过早死亡的各种条件——目标不只是记录差距，而是消除差距。
在美国大城市中，种族间的预期寿命差距长期存在，其背后交织着慢性病负担、医疗资源分布、经济与环境等多重因素。波士顿此次以专项资金加社区主导的方式推进，被视为把健康公平从口号转为可考核项目的尝试。征案的具体申请要求与时间表已通过市政府官网公布。
资料来源：波士顿市政府官网公告（2026年10月6日）
Boston Puts $1 Million Behind Black Men's Health, Seeks Community Proposals to Close a Nine-Year Life-Expectancy Gap
BOSTON — Mayor Michelle Wu, the City of Boston and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) on Tuesday, October 6 issued a Request for Proposals committing $1 million to improve Black men's health as part of the city's Live Long and Well population health equity agenda.
Earlier this year, BPHC committed the $1 million to help close the nine-year life expectancy gap between Black men and other men in Boston. Under the RFP, up to four qualified organizations will receive a maximum of $250,000 each for initiatives that improve life expectancy, chronic disease outcomes and access to care for Black men. The solicitation was informed by the Health Commission's Black Men's Health Activation Summit.
Wu said the city's mission is for every resident to live long and well, and that Boston looks forward to partnering with the community organizations that can lead the work of reducing disparities. Public Health Commissioner Dr. Bisola Ojikutu called the nine-year gap "not just a statistic — it is a call to action," saying the funding puts resources directly into the hands of trusted community partners to expand prevention, strengthen connections to care and address the conditions that contribute to premature death. The goal, she said, is not simply to document the gap but to close it.
Racial disparities in life expectancy persist across major U.S. cities, driven by chronic disease burdens, uneven access to care and economic and environmental conditions. Boston's approach — dedicated funding paired with community-led program design — is intended to turn a stated equity commitment into measurable projects. Application details and deadlines are posted on the city's official website.
Source: City of Boston official announcement, October 6, 2026
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