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  1. Black pregnant women fear discrimination and dying, and more in this week’s roundup

    Stories about Black women’s fears around pregnancy, calls for HUSKY expansion to undocumented immigrants in Connecticut, the racial bias in a U.S. cancer screening policy, health care workers have witnessed discrimination against patients, and how crowdfunding has become the norm for medical expenses.

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  2. More states using Medicaid for housing aid, and more in this week’s roundup

    Stories about states directing Medicaid funds to housing aid, the governor’s budget proposal and what it will mean for health care in CT, a ruling on the proposed closure of labor and delivery at a rural hospital, the effect police violence can have on Black Americans’ health, and young Black women could be at higher risk of stroke.

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  3. Children of color receive worse health care, and more in this week’s roundup

    Stories about inequities in the quality of care children receive, an increase in the suicide rate among Hispanics, Connecticut’s maternal health care issues, how anti-DEI laws may reduce quality of care, and a preventable cancer is still affecting low-income women.

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  4. A health system embeds community health workers in clinics, and more in this week’s roundup

    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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  5. Global health database holds clues to addressing inequality, and more in this week’s roundup

    Stories on efforts to increase diversity in medicine, breast cancer screening for Black women, a huge new global health database, and concerns about how government use of AI can lead to bias.

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  6. 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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  7. Teens of color pay the price for mental health workforce shortages, and more in this week’s roundup

    This week’s stories focus on how teens of color are hurt by the shortage of mental health workers, the impact of racism on sleep and on how Black Americans see the health care system, and data problems that result in undercounting COVID-19 deaths.

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  8. Busier hospitals widen care disparities for Black patients, and more in this week’s roundup

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about how hospital capacity impacts care disparities, a bold plan to diversify Alzheimer’s research, and more.

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  9. Grant will support outreach on the importance of race, ethnicity, and language data in health care

    Connecticut Health Foundation awards 20 grants totaling $685,000

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  10. CT contemplates doula certification, seeks input from those in the field, and more in this week’s roundup

    This week’s Health News Roundup features stories about next steps in the state’s doula certification process, abortion providers preparing for an influx of patients, and more.

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