Connecticut's quality of life index rating in 2002 was 64 out of a possible 100, down from a high of 65 in 2001, according to a study by the Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy (FIISP). Other findings include significant gains in some areas and noticeable losses in others. The institute has been studying Connecticut's quality of life by looking at statistics in 11 social problem areas each year since 1970. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 20, 2005
Document Link: /issues/documents/familiesandchildren/htfd_courant_042005.asp
Related Link(s):
Fordham Institute for Innovation in Social Policy
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State of Connecticut Commission on Children
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The Social State of Connecticut 2004 (Full report - 84 pages, PDF document)
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The Connecticut Association for Human Services has released the 2004 Connecticut KIDS COUNT Data Book, Investing in Families...Investing in our Future, which highlights data and policy information related to family economics.
"Connecticut's 2004 Data Book is hopeful - most kids in the state are doing well," says Jude Carroll, the Connecticut KIDS COUNT project director at CAHS, "but future economic success for the state will require responsible planning to take Connecticut to the next level."
The Data Book focuses on a specific set of measures that relate to Family Economic Security issues: child poverty, family income, parental employment, homeownership, and more. The report features census and state agency data, recent trends in measures, and policy implications related to the findings.
CAHS is the Connecticut grantee for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's national KIDS COUNT initiative. Published by
Connecticut Association for Human Services (CAHS)
; Publication Date: May 2004
Document Link: /Issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/wsd_05_2004.asp
Related Link(s):
Annie E. Casey Foundation: Kids Count
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Tale of Two Connecticut's: 2002-2003 Kids Count Data Book
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Moving From Risk to Opportunity: 2004 National Kids Count Report published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
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The 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Helping Our Most Vulnerable Families Overcome Barriers to Work and Achieve Financial Success, highlights data and policy information related to family economics. The Data book features ten key measures of child well-being that it has used to track the well-being of children since 1990. The data is used to provide state profiles of child well-being and to rank the states. This edition also includes several background measures related to unemployed parents in each state. (Entire Print Friendly Document - 197 Pages, PDF Document) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: July 27, 2005
Document Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/kidscount_2005.pdf
Related Link(s):
Kids Count Web Site
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The 2006 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Family, Friend and Neighbor Care: Strengthening a Critical Resource to Help Young Children Succeed, highlights data and policy information related to child care provided by friends, family and neighbors. The Data book features ten key measures of child well-being that it has used to track the well-being of children since 1990. The data is used to provide state profiles of child well-being and to rank the states. This edition also includes several background measures related to child care in each state. (Entire Print Friendly Document - 188 Pages, PDF Document) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: July 2006
Document Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/kidscount_2006.pdf
Related Link(s):
Kids Count Web Site
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The 2009 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Counting What Counts: Taking Results Seriously for Vulnerable Children and Families: The 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book profiles the well-being of America’s children on a state-by-state basis and ranks states on 10 key measures of child well-being. The Data Book essay calls for a “data revolution” that uses timely and reliable information to track the progress and improve the lives of vulnerable children. (PDF document, 148 pages) Published by
Annie E. Casey Foundation
; Publication Date: July 28, 2009
Document Link: /issues/wsd/familiesandchildren/kidscount_2009.pdf
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Sin Barreras - Spanish for "without barriers" - aims to help chronically ill Spanish-only speakers in Connecticut navigate the often tangled web of services they need. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_032706.asp
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Montel Williams was the keynote speaker at a recent press conference organized by supporters of a Connecticut bill that would allow residents with serious medical conditions to cultivate and use marijuana for palliative purposes when recommended by a practicing physician. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Region/htfd_courant_032407.asp
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Latinos/as Contra SIDA, a Hartford-based community services agency that provides care and services to people with HIV/AIDS, celebrated its 20th anniversary recently with the announcement of a new name and a new project that will expand its outreach to families in need. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 24, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Neighborhoods/htfd_courant_032406.asp
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When it comes to providing dental care to poor children, Connecticut is at the bottom of the New England states, but the legislature may vote this year to pay more for the children’s care. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: April 12, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_advocate_041207.asp
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At the start of the legislative session, an overwhelming majority of Connecticut voters - 84 percent - had indicated in a statewide survey that they favor quality affordable health care for all residents. Employers, consumer and business groups, health care providers and other stakeholders have jumped on the health care reform bandwagon. This article reviews the fragmented and complicated health care system. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 20, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_052007.asp
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Susan Campbell writes about the recent free medical clinic held in Hartford. Eighty-three percent of the people at the clinic held at Connecticut Convention Center have jobs but no insurance, according to the National Association of Free Clinics, which organized the event. All told, 998 people went through 76 examination rooms cordoned off by blue curtains, cared for by 1,200 volunteers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 07, 2010
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_020710.asp
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This report of the Connecticut Health Insurance Policy Council suggests that health care reform requires three simultaneous actions: improving the health status of Connecticut residents, particularly in regard to lifestyle-based diseases; improving the cost-effectiveness and quality of health care services; and securing access to health insurance for those who lack it. Mere health insurance reform is not enough. (PDF file, 49 pages) Published by
Connecticut Health Insurance Policy Council, Inc.
; Publication Date: December 2006
Document Link: /issues/wsd/Health/CouncilReport.pdf
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Advocates say that it is finally time to make broad changes in health insurance — an effort that will get a jump-start today in Hartford when the Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut unveils its proposal calling for major changes in the health system and a plan that the group says could insure 98 percent of state residents by 2014. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 13, 2009
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_011309.asp
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When the economy pushed Jangwon Son, a graduate of Pratt Institute, back to Connecticut to work full-time in the family's business, Son made the redesign of Hair City, their north Hartford shop, his special project. The bulk of their clientele is African American and Hispanic, says Son. Recently, the business donated wigs to the DIVAS Latina cancer support program at the Hispanic Health Council. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 03, 2010
Document Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_030310.asp
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In a bid to preserve a fragile economic peace, top executives from three Hartford-area hospitals gathered at the Avon Old Farms Inn last April for a private meeting with officials from the University of Connecticut. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 4, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_020407.asp
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Connecticut's shelters are at capacity now, and so are the ancillary emergency shelters set up to collect the overflow. But just off in the distance broils a menace that promises to blow through the state's carefully constructed homeless programs like a tidal wave through matchsticks. Standing on the shore are shelter workers, substance-abuse counselors, law-enforcement officials and researchers watching the wave set in motion by the highly addictive street drug methamphetamine. The meth frenzy, which started in Hawaii has steadily moved east. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 5, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Drugs/htfd_courant_030506.asp
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As part of a pilot "quality of life'' initiative, the city's building inspectors, rodent inspectors and health inspectors concentrate their efforts on a neighborhood in the South End and another in the North End, scrutinizing every house for quality-of-life violations, Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 26, 2004
Document Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_courant_102604.asp
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Rick Green expresses the opinion that an expanded UConn research hospital in Farmington, a regional cancer center, combined with other collaborative efforts with hospitals in Hartford and a "bioscience enterprise zone" in the city will create the estimated 5,000 jobs over the next decade. It's what Hartford should have been doing, instead of building a convention center and a still-unfinished entertainment district. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 12, 2010
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_031210.asp
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A compromise by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the Senate's top Democrat could yield some of the nation's strongest restrictions on junk food in public schools - one of last year's most contentious legislative issues. Legislative leaders and the Rell administration announced an effort recently to ban soda and encourage healthier snacks and meals in schools. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 2, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_020206.asp
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Starting in July, Governor M. Jodi Rell wants up to 320,000 Husky clients — most of them children — to move into another health care program. The governor has also combined the bidding process for her flawed Charter Oak Health Plan insurance program with the Husky changes. Writer Susan Campbell agrees with advocates that urge Husky be unchanged for a year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 07, 2008
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_050708.asp
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This report outlines a crisis in Latino Health in Connecticut and calls for statewide changes in policy and practice. Many critical health issues for the Latino community in Connecticut are addressed, including high rates of diabetes, HIV/AIDS, asthma, food insecurity and teen pregnancy. While this report brings to light significant problems, it also identifies a path for addressing these problems. (PDF file, 100 pages) Published by
Hispanic Health Council
; Publication Date: December 12, 2006
Document Link: /issues/wsd/health/Profile_Latino_Health.pdf
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For decades, cities such as Hartford have struggled to safeguard the health of newborns, especially those born to low-income mothers. But despite modest improvements, the efforts have not always been successful. Hartford, Nashville and Los Angeles were chosen for an experiment funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designed to discover if improving the health of women before they become pregnant may be the secret to safeguarding babies. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 21, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_122106.asp
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Dr. Larry Deutsch expresses the opinion that Connecticut's hospital emergency departments are overloaded with patients, a situation that creates delays, waste, discomfort and crowding. People who lack adequate insurance and who have limited access to health services arrive with problems that might have been prevented or handled more effectively earlier and elsewhere. The crush in emergency rooms is a key symptom of the need for a new primary care and public health structure, with a universal health plan for all state residents. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 14, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_031407.asp
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A coalition of advocacy groups, led by Connecticut Working Families, is pushing for a change in laws that cover sick leave. Arguing that 40 percent of Connecticut employees don't get sick days, it wants lawmakers to require every business of 50 employees or more to grant workers one hour of paid sick time for every 40 hours of work — with a cap of 6.5 paid days a year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 10, 2009
Document Link: /issues/documents/economicdevelopment/htfd_courant_021009.asp
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Advocates for state Medicaid patients who need interpreters say they worry that cuts in Gov. M. Jodi Rell's budget proposal could jeopardize access to crucial services and information. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 19, 2008
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_021908.asp
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Connections is a Hartford drop-in center for people with HIV and AIDS helping clients stay clean. But, Connections is among more than 30 Connecticut organizations that will be affected by a proposed $3 million cut in state funding for AIDS services. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 24, 2009
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_022409.asp
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Linda C. Jordan, a prominent AIDS advocate whose international message that families dealing with the HIV virus should concentrate on living rather than dying, will be remembered at a funeralrecently. Jordan, who died at the age of 53, lived for 21 years after learning that she had the virus. Her message of hope - carried on 20,000 posters, banners and billboards - was delivered across the country as well as in India, Japan and Africa. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 9, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_050906.asp
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Helen Ubiñas writes about how the drastic cuts to federal AIDS funding may affect Hartford families. The $4 million in federal funds Hartford expected was cut in half because the number of new cases didn't meet the new guidelines. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 22, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_032207.asp
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For the past 20 years, the Burgdorf clinic at the Hartford Health Department has been the place where those in the city's predominantly black North End have gone to be tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. That run almost ended this year, as the city's budget difficulties had targeted the clinic for closing. Only because of the eleventh-hour intervention of community AIDS activists and educators, with the assistance of a few state lawmakers, was the money found to keep the clinic operating for another year. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: August 01, 2008
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_080108.asp
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Earlier this year, a change in how funds are distributed resulted in Hartford and New Haven receiving about half the money expected by organizations that work with people with HIV/AIDS. The cuts decimated some programs and greatly reduced others, and program officials are especially concerned about the effects of the cuts on non-English speaking clients, whose hold on their own medical care is more tenuous. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 15, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_051507.asp
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In September, officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggested that HIV testing become routine for 13- to 64-year-olds to help remove the stigma associated with the disease - and to prevent its spread. Activists worry that the disease is too easily dismissed by the rest of the population because of misperceptions about the virus' effects. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 8, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_100806.asp
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This opinion piece supports the alliance of John Dempsey Hospital at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington with other regional hospitals in the formation of the Connecticut Health Education and Research Collaborative that is expected to include the health care center, Bristol Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and the Hospital of Central Connecticut. The authors also support the selection of Hartford Healthcare Corp., parent of Hartford Hospital, to operate and manage the health center's clinical facilities in Farmington. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 22, 2009
Document Link: /issues/documents/region/htfd_courant_022209.asp
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Christmas is a holiday usually spent with family members and friends, but nursing knows no holiday and Christmas is no exception. Nurses from VNA Health Care, the oldest home care agency in Connecticut, visited several of their patients on Christmas Day 2006. In some cases, the nurse is the only person a patient sees any day. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 26, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_122606.asp
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Combined sewer storm water overflow systems are in need of replacement. The Metropolitan District Commission, which operates the sewage treatment system in eight towns, including Hartford, has developed a proposal to address the issue. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 14, 2005
Document Link: /issues/documents/environment/htfd_courant_021405.asp
Related Link(s):
Metropolitan District, Hartford Connecticut; Long-Term CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow) Control Plan
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This report provides a summary of Connecticut hospital performance and presents some key fiscal year 2008 statewide hospital financial indicators and trends in the context of the current environment and economic climate. The Office of Health Care Access collects financial and statistical information from Connecticut’s thirty acute care hospitals on an annual basis. This report covers fiscal year 2008. (PDF document, 138 pages) Published by
State of Connecticut, Office of Health Care Access
; Publication Date: August 2009
Document Link: /issues/wsd/Health/wsd_083109.asp
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Hartford's Asthma Call to Action Task Force focuses on Hartford residents that have signs and symptoms of asthma but have not been diagnosed by a physician as having asthma as well as those that already have an asthma diagnosis. Objectives include improving the care provided to already diagnosed asthmatic individuals, to emphasize basic asthma management skills, and to educate the public on reducing risk factors and seeking medical care. Published by
Hartford Community Health Partnership
; Publication Date: 2003
Document Link: /Issues/wsd/Health/wsd_2003.asp
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Helen Ubinas writes that a $130,000 grant for an asthma outreach and education program has been canceled. The grant, which survived a line-item veto by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, was approved by the legislature in August 2009. But, while the legislature may have approved funds for programs like these, in the same budget, they demanded $95 million in cuts in non-direct-care contracts. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 18, 2010
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_031810.asp
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In this editorial, the Courant urges voters in the Metropolitan District Commission's member municipalities - Hartford, East Hartford, West Hartford, Newington, Wethersfield, Windsor, Bloomfield and Rocky Hill - to vote yes on a proposed $800 million first-phase upgrade to the regional sewer system on the ballot Nov. 7. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: October 27, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Environment/htfd_courant_102706.asp
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A state-licensed social service agency that specializes in serving the mental health needs of Southeast Asian families recently announced its merger with Community Renewal Team, the Hartford regional anti-poverty agency. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: September 18, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/immigrants/htfd_courant_091807.asp
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While there is evidence pointing to a possible stabilization of asthma rates across the nation, the disease remains on the rise in New England, especially among low-income adults, a new study has concluded. The study, conducted by The New England Asthma Regional Council, found that nearly 15 percent of adults and 14 percent of children living in New England have been diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives. This represents roughly 2.1 million people - up from 1.7 million three years ago. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 27, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_032706_a.asp
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Experts are starting to chew more thoughtfully on racial and ethnic equality in health care. Until recently, health gaps between whites and minorities were blamed on poverty, lack of insurance and genetics. Conventional wisdom suggested that these gaps would close as more minorities became middle class. However, that's not panning out. Despite substantial educational and economic gains among African Americans, health gaps remain remarkably unchanged. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 10, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_121006.asp
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Despite mergers and layoffs, Connecticut's insurance industry is still kicking - even growing a little - and it's using a new study to trumpet the companies' vital role in the state's economy. Whether you look at employment levels, payroll or other measures, Connecticut is still, by far, more dependent on insurance than any other state, according to the 48-page study done for the industry by the Connecticut Economic Resource Center Inc. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 10, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_121006.asp
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A bill intended to help state officials site group homes for people with mental disabilities or addiction problems originally banned members of Hartford's neighborhood revitalization zone committees — grassroots organizations commonly known as NRZs — from even commenting on proposed homes. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: April 24, 2008
Document Link: /issues/documents/neighborhoods/htfd_advocate_042408.asp
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A surgeon to whom the victims of gunfire are delivered for repair comments that guns never take a holiday. He advocates the gun exchange which gives out gift cards in exchange for guns. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 04, 2009
Document Link: /issues/documents/crime/htfd_courant_120409.asp
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Six anti-smoking billboards were designed by young Hartford residents and are intended to reach young people with a simple, succinct message: Smoking can kill you. The billboards' creators, who range in age from 11 to 22, began working on them in November 2006 as part of an activity sponsored by the Community Renewal Team and Youth Artisan and Technology Program, funded by a grant from the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 9, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/FamiliesandChildren/htfd_courant_020907.asp
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There were high hopes for new legislation that would let Connecticut towns, small businesses and nonprofits join the state employees' health plan, but it was hard to gauge how much relief they'd get from high premiums Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 27, 2008
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_052708.asp
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Breaking the Cycle is a community partnership of the City of Hartford, the Hartford Action Plan on Infant Health, and the Hartford Public Schools created to reduce teen pregnancy in Hartford. The web site includes teen pregnancy statistics for Hartford, descriptions of programs for adults & youth, healthcare initiatives, and more. Published by
Hartford's Strategic Plan for Teen Pregnancy Prevention
; Publication Date: 2005
Document Link: /Issues/wsd/FamiliesandChildren/wsd_2005.asp
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Funding is restored to an asthma education program, no thanks to Governor Rell . Asthma is a big problem in Connecticut's five largest cities, disproportionately affecting the poor. Rita Kornblum, health education manager for the Hartford Health and Human Services Department, says asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism in Hartford. Yet an asthma education program for inner city residents — funded with just $150,000 annually — was cut from this year's budget by Gov. M. Jodi Rell. The asthma program was saved by a ruling by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Published by
The Hartford Advocate
; Publication Date: September 15, 2009
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_advocate_091509.asp
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State budget negotiators reached a tentative agreement recently on a deal that would provide large spending increases for health care and public education, but little relief for taxpayers. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: June 19, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Taxes/htfd_courant_061907.asp
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Heavyweights in insurance and business are weighing in on how Connecticut should help the uninsured and increase access to health care, offering ideas ranging from expanded government programs and new subsidies to financial incentives for consumers to shape up. The Connecticut Health Insurance Policy Council Inc. unveiled its game plan recently in a report that says the number of uninsured residents could be cut by half in three years through a public-private sector partnership. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: January 7, 2007
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_010707.asp
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Hartford’s Health Insurance Task Force (HITF) recently examined a plan that might make their job a whole lot easier. State officials from the Department of Social Services (DDS) presented the details of Governor Jodi Rell’s Charter Oak Health Plan, which would provide relatively low-cost insurance to those not covered by government programs, such as the HUSKY program or Medicaid Published by
The Hartford News
; Publication Date: April 10, 2008
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_news_041008.asp
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Carlos Toro was a scrappy fighter whose advocacy on behalf of people with AIDS helped hundreds of people around Hartford deal with disease and discrimination. He was the first to admit his flaws. He fought drug addiction most of his life and spent time in jail. His marriage dissolved when he realized he was gay. He died on February 22, 2010 at age 57. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: April 11, 2010
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_041110.asp
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A nutrition class at the Charter Oak Health Center, a public clinic that provides care to some of Hartford's neediest residents. Participants have learned to control their diabetes by cutting out soda and nibbling on fruit and vegetables instead of chips when she feels hungry. Nutritionist Lorie Reardon and about two dozen other clients recently celebrated the season and their healthy-eating success at a party that featured low-fat entrees. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: December 22, 2005
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_122205.asp
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The Living Center, a Community Renewal Team-sponsored facility that provides counseling, medical services and referrals to people with HIV/AIDS, has recently moved to Main Street. Though smaller than the former site on Broad Street, the new location is more accessible because it is on a bus route. There are also new services, such as massage therapy and acupuncture. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: March 6, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/Health/htfd_courant_030606.asp
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After a five-month national search, Connecticut Children's Medical Center recently chose a new leader from within as the troubled hospital attempts to heal itself. The hospital board of directors named Martin J. Gavin president and chief executive officer, a position he has held on an acting basis since January. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: May 12, 2006
Document Link: /issues/documents/health/htfd_courant_051206.asp
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The Greater Hartford Coalition for Equity and Justice marked their third annual covenant celebration recently with events intended to energize members to continue their mission. The coalition represents 40 city and suburban congregations. It was formed to address issues such as the lack of affordable health care and education, tax equity and economic justice. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2005
Document Link: /issues/documents/faithcommunity/htfd_courant_020105.asp
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Hartford school officials defended food safety in their cafeterias, and city health officials joined them in faulting a report rating Hartford last for food safety in a survey of 20 school districts nationwide. Loni M. Burt, Hartford's director of food services, said the report was based on unfair measurements and said the schools have never had a report of food-borne illnesses. City health officials, meanwhile, faulted the report for using a "model" health code while inspections in Connecticut are conducted under a state health code. Published by
The Hartford Courant
; Publication Date: February 1, 2007
Document Link: /issues/wsd/Education/wsd_013107.asp
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A newsletter about city services, health inequities, and youth/police initiatives, provided by the office of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: March 2010
Document Link: /issues/wsd/Government/city_gov_working_for_you_Mar_10.pdf
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A newsletter about city services and Hartford Public Schools from the office of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
; Publication Date: December 2009
Document Link: /issues/wsd/government/city_gov_working_for_you_Dec_09.pdf
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A newsletter about city services and Hartford Public Schools from the office of Mayor Eddie A. Perez. (PDF document, 2 pages) Published by
City of Hartford, Office of the Mayor
Document Link: /issues/wsd/government/city_gov_working_for_you_Jan_10.pdf
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