Year of News:

1. How ICE arrests are affecting children, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 06, 2026

   Stories about how the midterm elections are expected to change federal health policy; a ruling about medically frailty for Medicaid enrollees; some migrant children are being kept in shelters; how ICE arrests affect families and children; and researchers in CT are trying to narrow gaps in endometriosis care.

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2. Training Spanish-speaking doulas in Connecticut, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Sep 25, 2026

   Stories about the rising cost of health insurance; disparities in children’s health coverage; Americans are still rationing insulin; disparities in women who are prescribed opioids after C-sections; and an effort to train more Spanish-speaking doulas in Connecticut.

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3. The top employers of people with Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Jul 31, 2026

   Stories about Medicaid coverage for working adults, the health care experiences of Latinas in Hartford, changes to hospital ERs, why a new name for a medical condition matters, and the consequences for health care of revoking a protected immigration status.

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4. Food insecurity on the rise in CT, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Jan 23, 2026

   Stories about food insecurity in Connecticut, cuts to Medicaid threaten children’s health, a new way Medicaid is paying for sickle cell treatment, the deadliest county in the U.S. for Black women to give birth, and how one city is trying to combat poor maternal health outcomes.

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5. Mental health needs rose and trust levels fell, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 24, 2025

   Stories about mental health challenges and solutions, the cost of health insurance, pregnant and postpartum people being detained against federal policy, and the looming loss of food stamps if the federal shutdown continues.

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6. Grants will support advocacy for coverage expansion

   Thursday, Oct 19, 2023

   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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7. Meeting moms where they are: A community health worker brings mental health to the grocery store

   Friday, May 10, 2019

   Kimberly Streater in the MOMS Partnership hub at Stop & Shop in New Haven, where she…

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8. Grant will support national effort to rethink the future of health and well-being

   Monday, Apr 01, 2019

   HARTFORD, Conn. (April 1, 2019) – The Connecticut Health Foundation is joining a national philanthropic partnership to develop new visions for…

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9. NEW REPORT: Georgetown University recommends steps to improve the health of CT’s children

   Wednesday, Jan 02, 2019

   HARTFORD, Conn. (Jan. 2, 2019) – Connecticut outperforms many states on key measures of children’s health care access and quality, but lags behind…

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10. Grant will help build links between health care and housing to improve children’s asthma outcomes

    Tuesday, Oct 02, 2018

    HARTFORD (Oct. 2, 2018) – Research indicates that moving to a healthier, “higher-opportunity” neighborhood can improve a family’s health, even…

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