Madison Tallant

Evaluation Manager, Voices for Health Justice project and Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation

Madison Tallant, MSW, serves as Evaluation Manager working both with the Voices for Health Justice project and the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation where she coordinates internal and external evaluation activities. Prior to joining Community Catalyst, Madison graduated from the Boston College School of Social Work where she studied health and mental health policy and programming. While a graduate student, Madison worked with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts and the Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. In addition to her Master of Social Work from Boston College, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Rhodes College.

Madison Tallant's Blog and Newsletter Posts

Sep 14, 2021

Fund People, Not Priorities: Lessons From the CVI 2.0 Final Report

In the final Consumer Voices for Innovation 2.0 Evaluation Report we learn that despite the unprecedented series of national challenges over the course of the grant period, the CVI 2.0 advocates amassed 43 policy victories.

Oct 28, 2020

We Can Keep Building: Advocacy and Organizing in the Midst of a Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that in times of crisis, advocacy built on strong grassroots support and consumer participation can still serve as a mechanism to push all our systems to be more responsive to the needs of the community.

Jun 30, 2020

Health Care Organizations Can Take Action Now to Promote Racial Justice

In these weeks of mourning, anger, fear and courage, we have been heartened by the many statements of support and solidarity with demands for racial justice from so many health care organizations. We hope that these words will translate into concrete a...

May 13, 2020

COVID-19 Brings New Urgency to Protecting People with Chronic Conditions

During the coronavirus pandemic, many of those with chronic conditions are unable to keep up with the routine medical care required to manage these conditions and keep them from spiraling into an acute medical crisis.

May 20, 2019

Proposal to Change Official Poverty Measure Endangers Health and Well-Being of Millions of Low-Income Americans

On May 7, the Trump administration launched yet another attack on low-income individuals. In a notice on the Federal Register, the administration proposed a change to the Census Bureau’s Official Poverty Measure (OPM) calculation that will effect...

Feb 11, 2019

As Second Shutdown Looms: America’s Health is on the Line

The recent government shutdown, the longest in American history, dominated national headlines for its impact on the lives of 800,000 federal workers and their families.

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