# Connecticut Health Foundation: Changing Systems, Improving Lives\. > The Connecticut Health Foundation is the state's largest independent health philanthropy\. We work to improve lives by changing systems\. Generated by Yoast SEO v28.3, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Our Staff](https://www.cthealth.org/about-us/team/our-staff/) - [Home](https://www.cthealth.org/): The Connecticut Health Foundation is the state's largest independent health philanthropy\. We work to improve lives by changing systems\. - [Our Focus](https://www.cthealth.org/our-focus/) - [Job Board](https://www.cthealth.org/about-us/job-board/) - [Medicaid in CT](https://www.cthealth.org/topic-guides/medicaid-in-ct/) ## Posts - [How providers are preparing for Medicaid coverage losses, and more in this week’s roundup](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/health-news-roundup/how-providers-are-preparing-for-medicaid-coverage-losses-and-more-in-this-weeks-roundup/): Stories about a community\-wide effort in CT to mitigate Medicaid coverage losses; SNAP enrollments plunge in CT; how health systems are preparing for Medicaid cuts; the impacts of the expiration of ACA enhanced subsidies; and Americans facing long wait times in EDs\. - [Immigrants in CT could lose Medicare coverage, and more in this week’s roundup](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/health-news-roundup/immigrants-in-ct-could-lose-medicare-coverage-and-more-in-this-weeks-roundup/): Stories about lawfully present immigrants at risk of losing Medicare coverage; what's being done to address health care affordability in CT; the small tool hospitals are using to prevent postpartum deaths and complications; an effort to bring healthy foods to a Hartford neighborhood; and mobile methadone clinics bring care to the communities that need it\. - [Millions of American children act as caregivers, and more in this week’s roundup](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/health-news-roundup/millions-of-american-children-act-as-caregivers-and-more-in-this-weeks-roundup/): Stories about how Medicaid work requirements could create challenges for homeless people trying to maintain their coverage; millions of the kids in the U\.S\. act as caregivers; how midwives offer care in maternity deserts; why doula care is still out of reach for many; and a new partnership to address a health care staffing shortage in Connecticut\. - [August advocacy resources – Resources on health coverage for immigrants](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/blog-posts/august-advocacy-resources-resources-on-health-coverage-for-immigrants/): This month’s advocacy resources are related to immigration\. There’s been a lot of immigration enforcement activity in the state, and there are changes coming to federal law that will have big effects on many members of our communities\. - [How AI is being used for Medicaid enrollment, and more in this week’s roundup](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/health-news-roundup/how-ai-is-being-used-for-medicaid-enrollment-and-more-in-this-weeks-roundup/): AI being used to help people enroll in Medicaid; states face time crunch before Medicaid work requirements take effect; people with disabilities fear service cuts; rates of high blood pressure in pregnant women on the rise; CT's incarcerated testify about problems with health care access\. ## Publications - [2026 Update: CT Health's 2024\-2028 strategic plan](https://www.cthealth.org/publication/2026-update-ct-healths-2024-2028-strategic-plan/) - [CT Health's 2024\-2028 strategic plan](https://www.cthealth.org/publication/strategic-plan/): This strategic plan will guide the Connecticut Health Foundation's work from 2024 through 2028\. This document includes a summary of the planning process and why the foundation selected these areas\. - [Medicaid in Connecticut](https://www.cthealth.org/publication/medicaid-in-connecticut/): Medicaid provides health coverage to hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents in every town and city\. This fact sheet highlights what Medicaid is, why it matters, the role it plays in the economy and more\. - [Health Disparities in CT](https://www.cthealth.org/publication/health-disparities-in-ct/): Black and Hispanic residents have poorer health outcomes than white residents, including higher rates of asthma, diabetes, cancer, and infant mortality\. These fact sheets include the most recent data on several conditions\. - [Maternal health equity: A blueprint for Connecticut](https://www.cthealth.org/publication/maternal-health-equity-blueprint-ct/): The maternal health equity blueprint for Connecticut aims to achieve a 50 percent reduction in the burden of severe maternal morbidity among Black women over three years, closing the racial gap for Connecticut and improving outcomes for all\. ## Grants - [YWCA of New Britain](https://www.cthealth.org/grant/ywca-of-new-britain-2/) - [Valley Council for Health and Human Services](https://www.cthealth.org/grant/valley-council-for-health-and-human-services/) - [Urban Alliance](https://www.cthealth.org/grant/urban-alliance-6/) - [United Community \& Family Services Inc\.](https://www.cthealth.org/grant/united-community-family-services-inc-4/) - [The Village for Families \& Children](https://www.cthealth.org/grant/the-village-for-families-children-2/) ## Team Members - [Nordia Savage](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/nordia-savage/) - [Tonia Douglas](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/tonia-douglas/) - [Gaby Molina](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/gaby-molina/) - [Chelsey Morgan](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/chelsey-morgan/) - [Todd Thomas](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/todd-thomas/) ## Board Members - [Moy Ogilvie](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/moy-ogilvie/) - [Barbara L\. Pearce](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/barbara-l-pearce/) - [Yvette Meléndez](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/yvette-melendez/) - [Mikki Meadows\-Oliver, MSN, PNP](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/mikki-meadows-oliver/) - [Denis Horrigan](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/denis-horrigan/) ## Community Advisors - [Linda Sprague Martinez, PhD](https://www.cthealth.org/community-advisor/linda-sprague-martinez-phd/) - [Christine Shaw, JD, MBA](https://www.cthealth.org/community-advisor/christine-shaw-jd-mba/) - [Melissa Santos, PhD](https://www.cthealth.org/community-advisor/melissa-santos-phd/) - [Sarah Lewis](https://www.cthealth.org/community-advisor/sarah-lewis/) - [Luis Luna](https://www.cthealth.org/community-advisor/luis-luna/) ## Leaders \& Fellows - [Thomas Ficklin](https://www.cthealth.org/fellow/thomas-ficklin/) - [Alejandro Melendez\-Cooper](https://www.cthealth.org/fellow/alejandro-melendez-cooper/) - [Faina Dookh](https://www.cthealth.org/fellow/faina-dookh-3/) - [Darcey Lynn Cobbs\-Lomax](https://www.cthealth.org/fellow/darcy-lynn-cobbs-lomax/) - [Nicole A\. Zuber, MD](https://www.cthealth.org/fellow/nicole-a-zuber-md/) ## Events - [25th Anniversary Conference](https://www.cthealth.org/events/celebrating-25-years-conference/) - [Maternal Health Equity: A Blueprint for Connecticut](https://www.cthealth.org/events/maternal-health-equity-a-blueprint-for-connecticut/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.cthealth.org/sitemap_index.xml)