Grants Will Support Health Care Providers Using Data to Reduce Health Disparities
Release Date:
12/30/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Health Foundation awards 20 grants totaling $1.4 million this quarter.
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Grants Will Support Community Organizations, Clinical Care Providers Working Together in Hartford and Waterbury
Release Date:
09/26/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Health Foundation awards $370,000 in grants this quarter.
Patricia Baker to Retire in 2020 After Two Decades Leading the Connecticut Health Foundation
Release Date:
09/11/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- After serving more than 20 years as president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, Patricia Baker plans to retire in June 2020.
Geralynn McGee Joins Connecticut Health Foundation as Policy Director
Release Date:
08/20/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- Geralynn McGee is joining the Connecticut Health Foundation as policy director, leading strategies for advocacy and policies that will help eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities and improve the health of all Connecticut residents.
CT Health Foundation Releases Guide to Community and Clinical Partnerships
Release Date:
08/06/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- A new report released by the Connecticut Health Foundation aims to help social service organizations and clinical care providers build partnerships to address the many factors that influence people’s health.
Asnuntuck Receives State Grant to Establish Health Center on Campus
Release Date:
07/11/2019
ENFIELD, CT -- Starting this fall, Asnuntuck Community College students will be able to connect with health and wellness professionals on the school’s 170 Elm St. campus. With a $25,000 grant it recently received from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the college plans to establish a “health and wellness hub” where students can connect with acommunity health care providers.
Connecticut Health Foundation names two new board members, awards six grants
Release Date:
07/01/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health Foundation has named hospital executive Patrick A. Charmel and finance expert Cynthia H. Tseng to its board of directors.
Paul Mounds to Join Lamont Staff
Release Date:
12/14/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Health Foundation's Paul H. Mounds, Jr., has been named to Gov.-elect Ned Lamont's adminstrative staff. Mounds will become chief operating officer -- a newly created role in the governor's office -- when Lamont assumes the governor's seat in January. Mounds will oversee and work with all state agency commissioners to leverage Lamont's agenda into initiatives.
Housing and Health – Foundations Fund Research in CT to Examine Relationship
Release Date:
10/11/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- With a $125,000 grant from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the Open Communities Alliance will work to create better links between housing and health care and set the stage for a two-year pilot program to enable interested families of children with acute asthma to move to healthier neighborhoods.
New Report Finds Medicaid's Impact Goes Beyond Health Care in CT
Release Date:
08/21/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- Medicaid is best known as a health insurance program that provides coverage to low-income Connecticut residents, but it also plays a key role in the state’s economy, budget, and ability to weather economic challenges, according to a report released this week by the Connecticut Health Foundation.
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New Board Leadership
Release Date:
05/01/2018
HARTFORD, CT—At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy voted Kathryn Luria (Woodbury), senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy for Webster Bank, as the new board chair, to replace outgoing Chair Judith Meyers, president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut.
Grant will Help Sustain Successful Treatment Model for Children with Mental Health and Medical Needs
Release Date:
03/28/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Heath Foundation awards $260,000 in grants to seven organizations during the first quarter of the year.
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut Raises $60,000 in Grants to Support Neighbors in Need
Release Date:
01/23/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut is pleased to announce that it has received $60,000 in grants to support Neighbors in Need, a local effort that will help meet the immediate and longer term needs of children and families displaced by the devastation of recent hurricanes and others needing basic human services. United Way has itself contributed $100,000 to Neighbors in Need.
Environment and Human Health Embarks on a New Project to Encourage Schools to Be Healthier Places for Children
Release Date:
01/04/2018
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Environment and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI), an organization of physicians and public health professionals, is embarking on a new project to make schools healthier places for students to attend. In January 2018, EHHI will begin visiting local health departments and superintendents of schools with a new brochure that lists 12 ways to make schools healthier environments for students. The Connecticut Health Foundation has underwritten the brochure.
Connecticut Health Foundation Grant Will Support Patient Navigation Model for Uninsured New Haven Residents
Release Date:
12/18/2017
Connecticut Health Foundation awards more than $980,000 to 14 organizations improving the health of state residents
Paul Mounds Jr. to join the Connecticut Health Foundation as Vice President of Policy and Communications
Release Date:
11/02/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Paul H. Mounds Jr. will join the Connecticut Health Foundation as vice president of policy and communications.
Three Foundations Join Forces to Advance Obesity Prevention Efforts in Connecticut
Release Date:
10/17/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Early Childhood Obesity is the focus of three Connecticut-based foundations as they combine forces to award $194,884 in grants for obesity prevention projects in Connecticut. The grants are funded with contributions from the Children’s Fund of Connecticut (CFC), the Connecticut Health Foundation, and Newman’s Own Foundation and will be administered by CFC’s non-profit subsidiary, the Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI).
CT Health Foundation Awards $650K in Grants
Release Date:
10/04/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health Foundation has awarded grants totaling $650,000 this quarter to 11 organizations largely focused on health equity causes. Recipients include Hartford-based Center for Children's Advocacy, which is getting $65,000 to develop an in-school model for identifying the mental and physical health needs of the increasing number of immigrant children arriving in Connecticut and helping them get care.
Grant Will Fund New Models for Meeting Health Needs of Immigrant Children, Homeless Youth
Release Date:
10/02/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- With a grant from the Connecticut Health Foundation, the Center for Children’s Advocacy will develop an in-school model for identifying the mental and physical health needs of immigrant children and helping them get the care they need.
Community Health Workers are Worth the Money
Release Date:
09/26/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- In the Hartford Business Journal, Patricia Baker, president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, the state's largest independent health philanthropy, makes the case for Community health workers as a worthwhile investment that will save money and improve health outcomes.