COVID Response Grants Will Fund Community Health Workers for Local Health Departments
Connecticut Health Foundation, 4-CT partner to provide $1.89 million to hire, train 40 community health workers
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Connecticut Health Foundation, 4-CT partner to provide $1.89 million to hire, train 40 community health workers
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) has provided a $400,000 grant to support Hartford Health Care's mobile COVID-19 testing efforts. The award was announced at one of the mobile program’s stops, the First Cathedral Church in Bloomfield. CHEFA grants will support staffing, personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff, tests and other supplies for the mobile sites.
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Health Foundation elected Kenneth R. Alleyne as chair of its board of directors. He succeeds David I. Newton in chairing the board of Connecticut’s largest independent health philanthropy. In addition to electing a new chair, the foundation board appointed two new members and awarded $342,025 in grants this quarter.
A new policy brief from the Connecticut Health Foundation offers four recommendations for ensuring that the state’s COVID-19 response reaches those who are most at risk.
WALINGFORD, CT -- In the fall of 2018, neither Gaylord Specialty Healthcare nor Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority (CHEFA) could foresee how important the grant request and CHEFA’s positive decision would be 13 months into the future.
HARTFORD, CT -- “While Connecticut has made significant progress, there is still a long way to go to ensure that all of us receive equitable care and an equal opportunity to be our healthiest selves.” That observation from Tiffany Donelson, as she was named as the next president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, reflects both the many years of leadership by the Foundation, and the challenges that have become even more apparent during the COVID-19 crisis.
NEW YORK, NY -- A number of insurance foundations have played to their strengths in responding to the pandemic. Inside Philanthropy reviews their efforts includeding Connecticut insurers Cigna, The Hartford, and Travelers.
HARTFORD, CT -- Data shows that the new coronavirus is disproportionately striking black and Hispanic residents and killing black residents at a significantly higher rate than others. This is a tragic reflection of a longstanding reality in our state and country – widespread racial and ethnic health disparities.
HARTFORD, CT -- In this CT Mirror article, Patricia Baker, president of the Connecticut Health Foundation, which focuses on health disparities, gives her brief thoughts on the State virus data and health disparities.
RIDGEFIELD, CT -- As part of Boehringer Ingelheim’s commitment to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and long-standing partnership with the pulmonology community, the company is donating $500,000 to the American Thoracic Society (ATS) COVID-19 Crisis Fund.