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We have compiled articles, podcasts, and tools highlighting racism is a public health crisis in Connecticut. Click here to download. Please reach out to Samantha Lew, slew@hesct.org to add to this list!

On March 21, 2020 the Department of Public Health produced publicly available data on COVID-19 in Connecticut. Daily reports can be found here, and include data on testing, hospitalizations, and deaths […]

09/09/2018
Tekisha Dwan Everette

This blog first appeared on Community Catalyst’s Health Policy Hub written by Eva Maria Stahl, with contributing guest bloggers Tekisha Dwan Everette of Health Equity Solutions and Karen Siegel of […]

03/03/2018

Reports from the Center for Disease Control and the CT Department of Public Health have shown there are significant health disparities for people of color living in our state including […]

03/03/2018

While Connecticut ranks the 5th healthiest state in the nation, many segments of the population experience significant and persistent disparities in their health and well-being. The lack of data on socio-demographic […]

02/02/2017

Community Health Workers (CHW) serve as key frontline public health workers, who help individuals and communities get the access to the health care and other social services they need to […]