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Why we have to target racism to improve health outcomes Kaiser Family Foundation The COVID-19 pandemic affects us all, but it has taken an especially severe toll on Black and Hispanic state residents, magnifying inequities that have long produced worse health outcomes for people of color. Petronella Photography Tiffany Donelson This reality has led to many policy proposals to address health inequities, as well as conversations that center on the role of racism in producing disparate health outcomes. In response, some have asked why focus on race or racism, rather than other factors, such as income, education, or geography. As the leader of a foundation focused on health equity, I hear these questions often, and I would like to offer some answers. ....
With demand for community health workers rising, so does need for sustainable funding Cloe Poisson :: C-HIT.ORG Millie Landock, Lead Community Health Worker at Project Access New Haven, talks to a client on the phone while doing outreach to connect residents to health providers and social services New Haven Community Health Worker (CHW) Katia Astudillo helps dozens of her clients navigate the logistics of getting vaccinated and connects them with other health services. She even helps them find rental assistance. In and around New London, CHW Lizbeth Polo-Smith hands out flyers about COVID-19 safety and vaccinations at churches, laundromats, stores, warming centers for the homeless anywhere she can. ....
'We need an army' of community health workers in CT, advocates say, but is their work sustainable? milfordmirror.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from milfordmirror.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Image Adam Cloud Adam Cloud is currently the city treasurer, overlooking Hartford’s finances, which have been on shaky ground for years. During the pandemic, Adam has ably guided the city’s Hartford Municipal Employees Retirement Fund (MERF). In fact, in December he announced that MERF exceeded $1.1 billion, the highest level during his 11-year tenure as city treasurer. Adam has won re-election multiple times, proving some staying power. He was also the first Black man to serve as city treasurer. But the real Cloud family power stems from the patriarch, Sandy Cloud Jr., a lawyer by trade who became the first Black barrister to work at law firm Robinson+Cole. He also served two terms in the state senate, became an Aetna executive and chaired or served on the boards of UConn Health, the Connecticut Health Foundation, Eversource and MetroHartford Alliance. ....