Health Equity

Connecticut hospitals are committed to changing the systems that have contributed to health disparities and addressing public health challenges.

Through CHA and in collaboration with community-based organizations, hospitals are building a healthier Connecticut by advancing efforts to address the social influencers of health, improve health equity, and reduce disparities that lead to poor health and clinical outcomes.

Connecticut has one of the nation’s greatest disparities in wealth, particularly in economically marginalized communities, which are often disproportionately communities of color. These wealth disparities contribute to longstanding health disparities that became starkly visible during the pandemic.

Across Connecticut, hospitals are focused on delivering exceptional, high-quality care within and beyond hospital walls, undertaking community health needs assessments to identify priority health needs and collaborating with local partners on solutions to address them. They are working to remove barriers to access and affordability and they are engaging through CHA in statewide work, such as the Diaper Connections program and implementing a Statewide Maternal Health Strategy. All of these efforts aim to drive regional transformative change in community health, care delivery, and health equity.

We have a long road ahead of us to continue working to make the entire healthcare system in our state and our nation more equitable and accessible. CHA is committed to continued collaboration to achieve this shared goal.