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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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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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Connecticut Health Foundation announces new strategic plan
Tuesday, Oct 03, 2023
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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A health system embeds community health workers in clinics, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Aug 11, 2023
Stories about community health workers, a lack of accountability for bias in care, potential risks of chemical hair straighteners, the need for more diversity in the health care workforce, and the rise in late-stage cancer diagnoses.
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Connecticut Health Foundation names Chekesha Kidd new board chair
Tuesday, Jun 27, 2023
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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CT legislature OKs reimbursement for community health workers, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jun 09, 2023
This roundup features stories about a legislative win for community health workers, a study about bias embedded in software used to diagnose kidney disease, and more.
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CT mulls Medicaid payments for community health workers, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Apr 21, 2023
This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about options to pay for community health workers in Connecticut, a new study about the link between Black doctors and life expectancy, and more.
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Health care for formerly incarcerated people, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 17, 2023
This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about health care for formerly incarcerated people, how a local CHW helps with diabetes management, and findings from local research about racial and economic disparities.
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Maternity care deserts, a new role for Medicaid, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Mar 03, 2023
Stories on how Medicaid could ease transitions out of prison, the work of community health workers and the question of how to pay for it, unintended consequences of COVID-19 surveillance for essential workers, and the rise of maternity care deserts.
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Meriden community health worker provides help beyond health care, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jan 20, 2023
This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about the impact a Meriden community health worker has on her community, how pandemic relief measures reduced medical debt, and more.
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