MERIDEN, CT -- Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut is pleased to announce the appointment of Kenn Harris to the Connecticut Health Advancement and Research Trust (CHART) Board of Directors.
Kenn Harris of Groton is currently the Director of New Haven Healthy Start at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven where he also serves as Vice President for Community Engagement. His experience in maternal and child health, public health and fatherhood/male involvement spans more than 25 years. Healthy Start is a long-standing federal program and the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven administers the grant awarded to New Haven. The project works through a coalition of nonprofit and public agencies and health care providers to reduce infant mortality and improve physical and mental health outcomes for predominantly low-income children of color and their families.
Kenn is the President of the National Healthy Start Association, based in Washington, DC and co-creator of the Core Adaptive Model (CAM®), an evidence-based model for fatherhood/male involvement programs. Kenn is a national expert and facilitator on topics ranging from community engagement, fatherhood, racism and equity. He is a community researcher and national advisor on men’s health. In 2015, Kenn co-authored and published an article, “The Health of Young African American Men” in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Although Kenn’s “day job” is in New Haven he is a resident of Groton, an ordained minister and active faith leader in that community.
Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut serves as a catalyst that engages residents and communities in shaping a democratic health system that provides universal access to quality, affordable health care and promotes health in Connecticut. UHCF believes that health care is a fundamental right and that our work is part of a broader movement for social and economic justice.
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Contact:
Carole Dicks
Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut
203-639-0550 ext. 307
cdicks@universalhealthct.org
Website: www.universalhealthct.org