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Diversity in public health and nursing at risk, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Feb 27, 2026
Stories about a threat on diversity in nursing and public health, a record number of enrollments on state health insurance exchange, cold deaths in Connecticut prompt calls for closer look at protocols, immigrants in detention centers not receiving the medical care they need, and early prenatal care on decline.
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Team of Black doctors makes history, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Feb 20, 2026
Stories about how some states are trying to make up for expired ACA subsidies; a plan to use robots for maternal care sparking debate; mobile dental clinics in CT; harmful chemicals in hair products marketed for Black women; and Black doctors at Johns Hopkins make history.
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Immigration enforcement fears take a toll on health, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Jan 30, 2026
Stories about new research on the health impacts of discrimination, Medicaid data being used by ICE, fears around deportation impacting immigrants’ health, a new public tool in Connecticut to address emergency department overcrowding, and maternal health outcomes for Native Americans.
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Pregnant Black women in CT at higher risk of complications, and more in this week’s roundup
Friday, Dec 05, 2025
Stories about severe maternal morbidity in Connecticut, examples of the disparate treatment of Black mothers, how clearing homeless encampments can be harmful to people’s health, a link between financial stress and mental health issues, and what to know about health insurance denial appeals.
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Statement on U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion
Friday, Jun 24, 2022
Changes that make it more difficult for people to obtain reproductive health care only stand to worsen these devastating inequities. Today’s ruling is likely to impose particularly harsh burdens on those who already face the biggest challenges to accessing needed health care.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion is a health equity issue
Friday, Jun 24, 2022
Women’s health, well-being, and futures are at stake. Abortion is a safe medical procedure and, like all health care choices, is one that is best made by a woman and her provider. This Supreme Court decision will play a major structural force in exacerbating health inequity for women.
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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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Women’s Health Center at Saint Francis: Making sure oral health is part of prenatal care
Monday, Jun 18, 2018
It was 11 a.m. on Christmas Eve when the woman came to see Dr. Walter Trymbulak. She was there for her regular prenatal visit, but she also had a more…
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Women’s Health Center at Saint Francis: Bringing mental health care into the prenatal clinic
Friday, Sep 22, 2017
Women are more likely to suffer from depression and other mental health issues while they are pregnant. Left untreated, those conditions can have dire…
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Wheeler Clinic: Data driven health care
Thursday, Aug 17, 2017
In five decades of providing behavioral health services, Wheeler Clinic has served hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents, many with serious…
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