Resources

National Resources

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

http://www.cdc.gov/

Credible health information source

The National Academies Report on Health Disparities

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=10260

The reports states “Racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower-quality health care than whites do, even when insurance status, income, age, and severity of conditions are comparable, says a new report from the National Academies' Institute of Medicine.”

National Alliance for Hispanic Health

http://www.hispanichealth.org/

Good source of health information and national policy/advocacy contacts for Latinos

NCLR (National Council of LaRaza)

http://www.nclr.org/content/search/?search_query=Profiles+of+Latino+Health&x=9&y=10

Answers to the top twelve questions that people are asking about Latinos’ health and interactions with the health care system

National Hispanic Medical Association

http://www.nhmamd.org/

NHMA provides policymakers and health care providers with expert information and support in strengthening health service delivery to Hispanic communities across the nation

NIH (National Institutes of Health) National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities

http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/organization/NCMHD.htm

Promotes minority health and leads, coordinates, supports, and assesses the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities

OMHD (Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities)

http://www.cdc.gov/omhd/

Focuses on areas in which racial and ethnic minorities experience serious disparities in health access and outcomes

Pew Hispanic Center

http://pewhispanic.org/

Chronicles Latino’s diverse experiences

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CT State Resources

CT.gov

http://www.ct.gov/

The official State of Connecticut web site

Connecticut Health Foundation

http://www.cthealth.org/matriarch/default.asp

CT Health is the state’s largest independent, philanthropic organization dedicated to improving lives by changing health systems

Connecticut Health Policy Project

http://www.cthealthpolicy.org/

Non-partisan research and educational organization dedicated to improving access to affordable, quality health care for all Connecticut residents

The Health Advocacy Toolbox, a service of the Connecticut Health Policy Project http://www.cthealthpolicy.org/toolbox/

The toolbox provides valuable tips about how to get involved in the political process.

COHI (Connecticut Oral Health Initiative)

http://www.ctoralhealth.org/

Through advocacy, coalition building, and education COHI works to create a public conscience that results in oral health for all

Connecticut Voices for Children

Emergency Care for Children in HUSKY A: 2007 Study

http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_454.html

The report states that “Children who used emergency services for any diagnosis and for treatment of ambulatory care-sensitive conditions were most likely to be infants and preschool age; they were most likely to be Hispanic and from Spanish-speaking families.”

DPH 2009 Health Disparities Report

http://cthealthnotes.blogspot.com/2009/04/2009-ct-health-disparities-report.html

The report defines health disparities as “avoidable differences in health that result from cumulative social disadvantage.”

Melville Charitable Trust

http://www.melvilletrust.org/

Concentrates its efforts on finding and fighting the causes of homelessness

Universal Health Care Foundation

http://www.universalhealthct.org/

Works to engage residents and communities in shaping a health system that provides universal access to quality health care and promote health in Connecticut

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