2009

Connecticut Health Foundation Selects 2010 Health Leadership Fellows Class
10/16/09
The Connecticut Health Foundation recently selected 22 area individuals as members of its 2010 Health Leadership Fellows class. 

Foundation Awards $750,000 to Target Children Ages 6–14 at Risk of Mental Health Problems
10/5/09
Four organizations were awarded 18-month grants totaling $750,000 by the Connecticut Health Foundation Board of Directors to address the foundation’s goal of reducing the number of youth, ages 6-14, from entering the juvenile justice system and/or the most intensive levels of mental health treatment due to their mental health problems.

Connecticut Health Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Health Care Changes
9/21/09
The Connecticut Health Foundation, the state’s largest independent, philanthropic organization, will celebrate 10 years of grant-making to improve the health of Connecticut’s residents on Thursday, Sept. 24, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street in New Britain.  Established on July 9, 1999, the foundation is dedicated to improving lives by changing health systems. 

Health Foundation Appoints Four New Board Members
(8/10/09)
The board of the Connecticut Health Foundation appointed four new members during its recent quarterly meeting: J. C. David Hadden, partner at Hartford-based Robinson & Cole LLP, attorneys at law; Robert M. Schreibman, DMD, MScD, a Glastonbury dentist; Victor Villagra, M.D., FACP, founder and president of Health & Technology Vector, Inc., a consulting firm in Farmington; and Hal L. Rives, III, president and co-founder of The New England Guild, Inc., Hartford-based investment advisors.

Health Center Receives $86,200 to Develop Health Literacy Initiative
(7/14/09)
New Haven-based Cornell Scott – Hill Health Center (HHC) was awarded an 18-month grant by the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) Board of Directors to develop a model health literacy program designed to improve its patients’ interaction with their health care provider.

Proposed State Medicaid Changes Could Cost State $1.3 Billion
(4/30/09)
Close examination of the state’s 2010-2011 fiscal year budget proposals reveals that new and increased premiums for HUSKY, Connecticut’s Medicaid program, could cost the state $1.3 billion in new federal Medicaid funding, according to research released Thursday, commissioned by the Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health).  And thousands of children and adults covered by HUSKY may lose health care. 

Connecticut Health Foundation Awards $25,000 to Connecticut Appleseed’s “Schools to Prison Pipeline Project”
(4/8/09)
Wilton-based Connecticut Appleseed was awarded an 18-month, $25,000 grant by the Connecticut Health Foundation Board of Directors to publish a report that describes adverse effects of school policies on children.

Health Leadership Fellows Program Accepting Applications for 2010 Class
(01/23/09)
The Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) is accepting applications for the 2010 Health Leadership Fellows program, which fosters, supports and promotes leadership and learning among leaders in government, private, and nonprofit sectors.  The program’s online application deadline is May 1, 2009.

Linda Stewart Named to Connecticut Health Foundation Staff
(02/09/09)
The Connecticut Health Foundation (CT Health) welcomes Linda Stewart to its staff as administrative assistant and receptionist.