Save the Date: Primary Care Virtual Summit – December 4, 2020
1st Annual CT AHEC / UConn Health PRIMARY CARE VIRTUAL SUMMIT Friday, 12/4/ 2020 2 – 6pm “Primary Care at the Crossroads: Lessons Learned and Mapping the Future” Topics include: […]
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Fair Haven Community Health Care ranked as a top 10 quality leader by federal agency
Center recognized as being in the top 10 percentile for being a quality leader, and the top two percent in handling of behavioral health by the Health Resources & Services Administration.
Fiscal Year 2021 Health Center Program Funding
The FY 2021 Budget includes $5.7 billion for health centers, including $4 billion in mandatory resources, to continue providing services to nearly 30 million patients at approximately 13,000 health center service delivery sites in medically underserved communities throughout the country.
Recent Health Policy News
Here are recent health policy news articles. If you see something in your local newspaper that you would like featured here in future weeks, please contact us.
Featured Stories
11.18.20
CT Post —
Norwalk Community Health Center opens second location
11.10.20 WNPR — Pandemic Complicates Work To Close Health Disparities In Diabetes Outcomes
11.9.20 Register Citizen — Torrington health center holding ‘Giving Thanks Giveaway’
11.10.20 WNPR — Pandemic Complicates Work To Close Health Disparities In Diabetes Outcomes
11.9.20 Register Citizen — Torrington health center holding ‘Giving Thanks Giveaway’
State Health News
11.23.20
NBC Connecticut —
Education Unions Push to Move Schools Remote for Holidays; Want COVID-19 Testing in All Schools
11.18.20 NBC Connecticut — 660K Connecticut Residents Have Downloaded Contact Tracing Apps
11.18.20 NBC Connecticut — State Looks to Add More Testing Sites, Alleviate Long Lines
11.12.20 Stamford Advocate — Study shows rapid rise of telemedicine during COVID
11.11.20 NBC Connecticut — Lines, Lines, and More Lines: Connecticut Residents Wait for COVID-19 Tests
11.18.20 NBC Connecticut — 660K Connecticut Residents Have Downloaded Contact Tracing Apps
11.18.20 NBC Connecticut — State Looks to Add More Testing Sites, Alleviate Long Lines
11.12.20 Stamford Advocate — Study shows rapid rise of telemedicine during COVID
11.11.20 NBC Connecticut — Lines, Lines, and More Lines: Connecticut Residents Wait for COVID-19 Tests
Health Insurance / Health Reform News
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National / Other Health News
11.8.20
CT Mirror —
Is food bank system contributing to health disparities?
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Ken Lalime, CEO of CHCACT, on Fox61 discusses open enrollment.
Ken Lalime of CHCACT and Andrea Ravitz of Access Health CT discuss open enrollment in Connecticut.
Ken Lalime, CEO of CHCACT, on Better CT discusses community health centers.
Ken Lalime of CHCACT and Andrea Ravitz of Access Health CT discuss available health care options at community health centers in Connecticut. They also discussed the upcoming National Health Center Week this August 4 - 10th.
Ken Lalime discusses community health centers in CT on Fox 61.
As National Health Center Week begins, Ken Lalime of CHCACT discusses the value of community health centers in Connecticut with Erika Arias of Fox 61.
