Community Health

Hospitals are working to partner with their communities to develop opportunities to drive transformative change in community health, care delivery, and health equity.

Poor nutrition, air quality, and living conditions; inadequate healthcare coverage and access; and diaper insecurity, lack of economic stability and mobility, and housing insecurity are all factors that contribute to chronic disease and increased need for medical care.

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.

Connecticut hospitals focus on community-informed solutions that will afford meaningful opportunities for these communities to prosper.

CHA’s Efforts To Improve Community Health

Through CHA, Connecticut hospitals have focused on opportunities to gain Medicaid coverage and payment for health-related social needs services to help address the lack of resources and capacity among community-based organizations that serve patients.