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CCP Members Respond to Calls for Racial Equity and Justice
The Hardest Hit: Who is Supporting Communities of Color During COVID-19?
NEW YORK, NY -- In New York City and elsewhere, data is already revealing that communities of color have higher infection rates.
Rethinking Grantmaking: The Case for Expanding the Bench
Expanding the Bench Initiative's one-pager that provides rationale behind the importance of including the voices of diverse evaluators in philanthropic work.
New Report: Health Disparities in Connecticut: Causes, Effects, and What We Can Do
Grants Will Support Health Care Providers Using Data to Reduce Health Disparities
Grantmaking with a Racial Justice Lens
Northeast Funder Network 2019 Annual Meeting
This funder learning and strategy session will will focus on the challenges to and opportunities for building more healthy, vibrant and equitable communities, using Newport and the larger region as a portal for learning.
PERSPECTIVE: Access to Healthy Foods: How Far Are You Willing to Go?
HARTFORD, CT -- Blog post by by Garth Graham, M.D., MPH, is a leading authority on social determinants of health. President of the Aetna Foundation since 2013 and Vice President of Community Health for Aetna, Inc., Dr. Graham is a former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Obama and Bush administrations where he also ran the Office of Minority Health.
For the first time in the history of the United States, today’s youth are expected to have a shorter life-span than their parents. With medical, scientific and technological advances, this notion seems dumbfounding. But when we step away from the science and technology and take a deeper look at our communities, you can find the root causes. Access to healthy food, public safety and environmental factors are all driving forces behind this decline in longevity. These social determinants of health are becoming increasingly influential to our health . . .
Funders Respond to Charlottesville and Resources
Race Can Be An Uncomfortable Topic, So Let’s Talk About It.
Debate Over Prescription Drug Pricing Moves To States
HARTFORD, CT -- The Yale Global Health Justice Partnership, in collaboration with the National Physicians Alliance and Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut, released a policy paper entitled, “Curbing Unfair Drug Prices: A Primer for States.” The paper is intended to outline the state-level initiatives that can be taken to rein in prescription drug prices.
CCP Response to Charlottesville
Time to Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Hospital to Target Disparities Through Pilot Project Embedding Early Intervention Staff in Pediatric Offices
Dec 2016 Meeting Resources
Materials from the December 8, 2016 Education Affinity Group Meeting.
Diversity in Giving: The Changing Landscape of American Philanthropy
Blackbaud's study, Diversity in Giving: The Changing Landscape of American Philanthropy, written from a fundraising perspective, gives insight into giving by diverse populations. Key findings show how donors prioritize giving and describes giving habits and attitudes.
Get the Facts: Immigration Fact Sheets
As U.S. immigration reform moves forward in 2013, a variety of facts and figures continue to be presented around immigrants and their current and potential contributions to the U.S. economy. AS/COA's immigration fact sheets provide key data points on why immigrants are vital to the U.S. economy and why comprehensive immigration reform is necessary for future U.S. competitiveness.