This month’s episode of Lunch Break With The Village focused on healthcare equity and how racial inequity must be addressed to improve systems that shape and support our health. Our guest was Tiffany Donelson, the president & CEO of Connecticut Health Foundation. We learned about:
- Strategies to dismantle racial health inequities
- Why health equity cannot exist without racial equity
- Insight on current initiatives to expand healthcare coverage, sustainable funding for community health workers and maternal health equity for people of color.
View resources shared during the episode:
- Learn more about Connecticut Health Foundation
- View Connecticut Health Foundation’s current advocacy priorities
- Connecticut Health Foundation’s 25th Anniversary Conference
- Marcus and his family: How racism shapes opportunities for Black families
- Health Equity Solutions’s “Health Equity Week” in April
- Learn more about the OnMed Care Station at The Village (331 Wethersfield Ave., Hartford)