Vision Statement: 
Everyone will receive the right care at the right time in a just society.

Mission Statement:
Critical MASS constructs sustainable partnerships and builds knowledge for action to end unequal health among racial and ethnic groups in Massachusetts.

Our History:
Growing out of the 2nd New England Regional Conference on Minority Health, Critical MASS was established in June 2001 by a group of community advocates, public agencies and non-profit service providers who identified racial and ethnic health disparities as Massachusetts’ last major health issue.  Though other groups worked on eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities, few addressed the entirety of the health system and many lacked the mechanisms through which to coordinate their activities or to share lessons learned.  Critical MASS stepped into this gap.