Workforce Language Services

On August 16th, Workforce Language Service posted a link to a report about Hispanics’ lack of health care information. 

A recent article in Connecticut’s Record-Journal delves more deeply into the reality of Hispanics and health care in the state as well as organizations and funding sources which are addressing the disparities in receipt of medical services.

Steps are being taken at the state level to combat health disparity as well. The Connecticut Association of Directors of Health recently announced a three million dollar grant it received from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to develop the Health Equity Index, a statewide initiative designed to identify, and ultimately eliminate, many of the problems brought about by health disparity.

“Tackling health inequities requires broadening our view and looking at how the conditions in which a person works and lives influence his or her wellbeing,” Richard Matheny, president of the Connecticut Association of Directors of Health, said in a press release. “This grant will allow us to continue examining these factors in our local communities and effectively advocate for policy change.”

To read more about Latinos and health care in Connecticut, click here.