# 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 v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [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/) - [Request for Proposals](https://www.cthealth.org/what-we-do/grantmaking/open-rfps/): See our open funding opportunities and previous requests for proposals\. - [](https://www.cthealth.org/what-we-do/community-leadership/community-leaders-fellows/leaders-fellows/) ## Posts - [Grants for trusted messengers to share information about upcoming changes to Medicaid and SNAP](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/news-releases/grants-for-trusted-messengers-to-share-information-about-upcoming-changes-to-medicaid-and-snap/): Forty\-two organizations from across Connecticut will help their communities understand and navigate changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program \(SNAP\), with funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation and the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation\. - [Cancer deaths declining while racial disparities persist, and more in this week’s roundup](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/health-news-roundup/cancer-deaths-declining-while-racial-disparities-persist-and-more-in-this-weeks-roundup/): Stories about the mental health impacts on children of deported immigrants; researchers concerned about losing funding for health equity research; cancer death rates decline while disparities persist; link between housing discrimination and lead contamination in Hartford; patients in Connecticut blindsided by hospital fees\. - [Tens of thousands of CT residents could lost Medicaid coverage, and more in this week’s roundup](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/health-news-roundup/tens-of-thousands-of-ct-residents-could-lost-medicaid-coverage-and-more-in-this-weeks-roundup/): Stories about people traveling out of the country for dental care; fear and confusion around applying for rural health funds; Connecticut residents at risk of losing Medicaid coverage; Americans struggling to pay for health care costs; and the U\.S\. infant mortality rate is declining\. - [Community health workers wait for funding, and more in this week’s roundup](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/health-news-roundup/community-health-workers-wait-for-funding-and-more-in-this-weeks-roundup/): Stories about new Medicaid work rules; community health workers in Connecticut still waiting for Medicaid support; racial disparities persist; weakened public health powers across the U\.S\.; and how immigration could help address a nursing home staff shortage\. - [June advocacy resources – Getting the word out about changes to Medicaid](https://www.cthealth.org/latest-news/blog-posts/june-advocacy-resources-getting-the-word-out-about-changes-to-medicaid/): This month’s update focuses on getting the word out about changes to Medicaid\. It also includes resources to learn about \(and weigh in on\) the new federal rule about Medicaid work reporting requirements\. ## 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 - [Gaby Molina](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/gaby-molina/) - [Chelsey Morgan](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/chelsey-morgan/) - [Nordia Savage](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/nordia-savage/) - [Todd Thomas](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/todd-thomas/) - [Tamisha Phillip](https://www.cthealth.org/team-member/tamisha-phillip/) ## Board Members - [Jennifer Muggeo](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/jennifer-muggeo/) - [Kristie Kuhl, JD](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/kristie-kuhl/) - [Dennis Torres](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/dennis-torres/) - [Denis Horrigan](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/denis-horrigan/) - [Darcey Cobbs\-Lomax](https://www.cthealth.org/board-member/darcey-cobbs-lomax/) ## 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)