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Scholarship Available for Southington Nursing Students
New Report: Health Disparities in Connecticut: Causes, Effects, and What We Can Do
Age Well Ambassadors Program to Launch in Greater Danbury
DANBURY, CT -- United Way of Western Connecticut launches new program to improve food access for Danbury’s older adults will be launched over the coming year, with support from the Peter & Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation and the Tufts Health Plan Foundation.
Nearly $100,000 to Support Community-led Healthy Aging Work in Connecticut
CHEFA Hosts First Nonprofit Education Forum
Professor Ciara Leydon Receives Grant for Speech-Language Pathology Program
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards More Than $1.25 Million to 885 Organizations in 2018
WELLESLEY, MA -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation today announced that it awarded more than $1.25 million in grants to 885 nonprofit organizations in more than 350 communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire in 2018. Since its inception in 1980, the Foundation has granted more than $150 million in funds throughout the four states.
Cigna Foundation Grant Will Help Hartford Public Library Assist Opioid Overdose Victims
New Report Finds Medicaid's Impact Goes Beyond Health Care in CT
Hartford Foundation Supports Opioid Education for Medical Providers
New Grants will Fund Nutritious Meals, Fitness Classes, Computer Training and More for Older People in the Region
Statewide Poll Shows Residents Worried About High Drug Costs – Support Strong Government Action Across Party Lines
United Way of North Central Connecticut Invests in Education in Enfield
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards Over $2.3M to More Than 900 Organizations in 2017
WELLESLEY, MA -- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation today announced that it awarded more than $2.3 million in grants to more than 900 nonprofit organizations in over 300 communities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire in 2017. Since its inception in 1980, the Foundation has granted more than $145 million in funds throughout the four states.
PERSPECTIVE: Access to Healthy Foods: How Far Are You Willing to Go?
HARTFORD, CT -- Blog post by by Garth Graham, M.D., MPH, is a leading authority on social determinants of health. President of the Aetna Foundation since 2013 and Vice President of Community Health for Aetna, Inc., Dr. Graham is a former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Obama and Bush administrations where he also ran the Office of Minority Health.
For the first time in the history of the United States, today’s youth are expected to have a shorter life-span than their parents. With medical, scientific and technological advances, this notion seems dumbfounding. But when we step away from the science and technology and take a deeper look at our communities, you can find the root causes. Access to healthy food, public safety and environmental factors are all driving forces behind this decline in longevity. These social determinants of health are becoming increasingly influential to our health . . .
Donaghue Awards $250K for Two Studies on Elder Care
WEST HARTFORD, CT -- In its fifth year of awards for research on elder health in care facilities, The Donaghue Foundation awarded $250,000 in the fall of 2017 for two studies.