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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
Grant will Help Sustain Successful Treatment Model for Children with Mental Health and Medical Needs
United Community and Family Services receives $64,431 Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) Grant
CHEFA Announces $74,614 Grant to Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective
United Way of North Central Connecticut Invests in Education in Enfield
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare in Wallingford Gets $75,000 Grant for Patient Lifts
WALLINGFORD, CT -- A $75,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority will allow Gaylord Specialty Healthcare to purchase and install new, ceiling-mounted lift equipment for safe patient transfers.
Aetna Foundation’s New Awards Shine the “Spotlight” on Programs That Are Improving Community Health
New Issue Brief Addresses Northwest Connecticut's Addiction Crisis
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Awards Over $2.3M to More Than 900 Organizations in 2017
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 . . .