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  1. Grants will support doula integration to improve maternal health care

    With funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation, Hartford Hospital will make changes to policies to better integrate doulas into patient care teams. This pilot is intended to improve maternal health outcomes for people of color.

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  2. Grants will support training for community health workers

    With funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the YWCA of New Britain will work to build a local pipeline of community health workers by developing a course for high school and college students interested in serving as frontline health workers.

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  3. Grants will support advocacy for coverage expansion

    Grants from the Connecticut Health Foundation will support advocacy efforts to expand health care coverage to more immigrants and to ensure that those who are eligible can get covered.

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  4. Connecticut Health Foundation announces new strategic plan

    The Connecticut Health Foundation is launching a new strategic plan in 2024, beginning the next chapter in the private, independent foundation’s focus on health equity for people of color.

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  5. Connecticut Health Foundation names Chekesha Kidd new board chair

    The Connecticut Health Foundation elected Chekesha Kidd as chair of its board of directors. She succeeds Kenneth R. Alleyne in chairing the board of Connecticut’s largest independent health foundation.

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  6. Kevin Collins, Tonia Douglas join Connecticut Health Foundation

    Kevin Collins is joining the Connecticut Health Foundation as director of grantmaking, and Tonia Douglas is the foundation’s new program officer.

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  7. Grants to support advocacy on oral health care, maternal health, Medicaid

    Connecticut Health Foundation awards five grants this quarter totaling $360,000.

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  8. Grants for trusted messengers to support changes in health coverage

    CT Health awarded $495,000 in partnership with three other foundations to support organizations as trusted messengers in sharing information about health care coverage changes.

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  9. Grants will support outreach on race, ethnicity, and language data

    The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded 24 grants totaling nearly $1.17 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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  10. Community health worker services slowed spread of COVID-19, saved money

    Community health workers who participated in local health departments’ COVID-19 response helped meet the needs of residents and helped to reduce the spread of the virus, producing savings that offset the cost of the services.

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