| Dear Friend, help us show our elected officials that EQUITY MATTERS! HES has been leveraging Health Equity Week for the past seven years to unite community members, healthcare and academic institutions, and elected officials in a shared commitment towards advancing justice, shaping equitable policies, and driving forward the bold, innovative solutions needed for marginalized communities in Connecticut to achieve their best health. This year HES is launching a Text to Donate campaign to engage a network of supporters who believe in keeping equity at the forefront of policy decisions in the state of Connecticut. |
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| | | Highlights from Health Equity Week 2025 |
|  | Press Conference Health Equity Week 2025 kicked off on April 7th with a live press conference at the Legislative Office Building. Speaking to the theme "Championing Health Equity", participants included Amy Peltier, Partners for Stronger Communities, Sonia Hernandez, Make the Road Connecticut, Comptroller Sean Scanlon, Senator Saud Anwar, Representative Josh Elliott, Representative Anthony Nolan, Senator Matt Lesser, Kally Moquete, Senior Policy Manager, Health Equity Solutions, and Ayesha Clarke, Executive Director, Health Equity Solutions. |
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 | Moderated Panel Discussion On April 8th, Health Equity Solutions hosted a moderated discussion "A Cross-sectional Approach to Championing Health Equity" including expert panelists Yvonne Alston, CEO, Indelible Impressions Consulting, Greg Jones, Vice President Community Health & Engagement, Hartford HealthCare, and Caprice Taylor Mendez, President, United Health Care Foundation. Ayesha Clarke served as the event Emcee, and the discussion was moderated by Taylor Tucker, Director of Social Enterprise at Health Equity Solutions. |
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| | Advocacy Day On April 9th, Health Equity Solutions convened the Health Equity for the People by the People coalition (Ministerial Health Fellowship, Make The Road CT, PT Partners) and the Community Health Worker Coalition to join us in meeting with State legislators to uplift and advocate for the bills centered in our policy priorities: SB 1192 An Act Concerning Hospital Financial Assistance and Public Act 23-186 which provides stable funding for Community Health Workers and expand their services in underserved communities. Health Equity Solutions was a force! Pictured above, HES intern Adriana López de Victoria speaks with Representative Larry Butler, Waterbury, and Kally Moquete, HES Senior Policy Manager, Ayesha Clarke, HES Executive Director and other coalition members pose for a photo with Senator Doug McCrory, Hartford/Bloomfield/Windsor. |
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|  | Education Sessions Health Equity Solutions hosted two virtual "Know Your Rights" education sessions on April 10th. The first, centered on immigration rights, was led by Sonia Hernandez of Make the Road CT, which is also a member of the HES-hosted coalition, Health Equity for the People by the People. The second, Know Your Rights as a Hospital Patient, amplified HES' overarching policy priority, Hospital Financial Assistance. The session discussion was led by HES Intern Adriana Lopez de Victoria. |
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 | Community Day To cap off the week, Health Equity Solutions hosted close to 200 guests at the Shiloh Ministry Baptist Church in Middletown on April 12th for Community Day. The event offered a health information fair, food trucks, and bounce houses, along with a rally and awards presentation. Tammy Hendricks, Director of Health Equity & Outreach, Access Health CT, and Linda Sprague-Martinez, Director, UConn Health Disparities Institute, were featured speakers representing their organization's leadership sponsorships. Chief Majority Deputy Leader Senator Gary Winfield, New Haven/West Haven received the "Q" Williams Racial Justice Advocacy Award, and Constanza Segovia, Founder and Organizing Director for Connecticut for All was the recipient of the Patricia Baker Advocacy Award. |
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| | Donations are a driving force that fund this critical work, send a powerful message to decision makers that EQUITY MATTERS, and amplify that our communities are worth the investment! TEXT HEWCHAMPION TO 44-321 TO DONATE NOW! If you need any assistance with Text to Donate, contact Jennifer Baril at [email protected] or (413) 531-3641. |
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