Year of News:

1. Grant will support evaluation of community health worker model to address health disparities

   Wednesday, Apr 16, 2025

   Connecticut Health Foundation awards 7 grants in the first quarter of 2025.

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2. Grants will support community health workers in local health departments 

   Thursday, Dec 19, 2024

   The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded 39 grants this quarter.

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3. Potential for cuts to Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 22, 2024

   Advocates raise concerns over managed care model, disparities persist in infant mortality rate, a local community health worker training program, Medicaid could face big cuts under next administration, some women being asked to prepay for labor and delivery.

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4. Grants will support advocacy for community health workers

   Tuesday, Nov 19, 2024

   Funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation will support advocacy efforts to ensure the effective implementation of Medicaid payment for community health workers (CHWs), a workforce that is instrumental in achieving health equity.

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5. Community health workers serve rural areas, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Nov 08, 2024

   How some researchers are tackling medical skepticism, community health worker services growing across the country, progress in pulse oximeter racial bias, Vermont’s problems with cost of care, and how strict abortion bans impact women’s health.

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6. Community health workers help address mental health concerns, and more in this week’s roundup

   Friday, Oct 18, 2024

   Indigenous women face barriers to health care, 1 in 3 high school students report experiencing racism, DEI backlash threatening research into affects of racism on health, community health workers offering mental health support, and an effort to return birthing services to a rural CT area.

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7. How Connecticut can support critical health workforces

   Thursday, Sep 26, 2024

   Community health workers, doulas, peer support specialists, and recovery coaches can improve outcomes, reduce disparities.

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8. Community health workers: A prescription for healing

   Thursday, May 30, 2024

   Khmer Health Advocates contributed this blog post about the importance of community health workers and their role in healing trauma.

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9. Grants will support training for community health workers

   Thursday, Dec 21, 2023

   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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10. 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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