James held on to the lessons from those he met, and from an early age decided that his calling was the pursuit of social and economic justice. His activism further nurtured by the brothers at Xaverian High School, James went on to graduate from Harvard with honors where he was involved in numerous Democratic campaigns.
Covid-19 drew stark attention to the urgent need to address staffing shortages in health care. The burnout rate for nurses and health care workers is worse than ever, depleting one of the most important assets we have in Massachusetts. The Commonwealth needs to establish safe and appropriate staffing levels, and any review needs to include all parties, including front line nurses. We also need to improve workplace violence prevention to protect nurses and healthcare staff.
In general, I believe in a health care system that focuses on wellness and prevention. Systemic inequities that lead to differential health outcomes costs society billions of dollars in long term health care costs related to obesity, diabetes, and heart issues.