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Grant Funding Aims to Uncover CT Health Disparities

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Friday, January 13, 2023   

Several hospital systems and community health centers in Connecticut have been awarded grants to help fight health inequity.

The Connecticut Health Foundation awarded 24 grants, totaling just over $1 million, for health centers and medical systems across the state. The largest number of grants are focused on getting more and better data about race, ethnicity and language preferences.

A 2021 law requires health care providers to collect the data from patients.

Tiffany Donelson, president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, described why the information is so important.

"We recognized, just on a granular basis from different health systems and others, that COVID-19 was disproportionately impacting people of color," Donelson pointed out. "But we were struggling, in some areas and for some organizations, to get the data to substantiate that."

Data maps created by the University of Connecticut show people of color dying from the coronavirus at higher rates than white or Hispanic patients in the first two years of the pandemic.

Donelson noted at the time, there was not enough accurate data to track where health inequities existed. The grants should help to better pinpoint disparities in future research.

Donelson added collecting the data is not as simple as it sounds. But knowing where the health inequities are is the first step in being able to effectively address them.

"We know that there are health disparities across the state of Connecticut," Donelson pointed out. "The issue is that we often don't have the data to pinpoint exactly where the issues are so that we can establish intervention."

Other Connecticut Health Foundation grants are targeted toward health solutions, outreach with health information, and diversity in advocacy and policy.

Disclosure: The Connecticut Health Foundation contributes to our fund for reporting on Children's Issues, Health Issues, Human Rights/Racial Justice, and Mental Health. If you would like to help support news in the public interest, click here.


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