
Opinion: Community health workers are key to health equity
In 2023, Connecticut passed legislation authorizing Medicaid reimbursement for community health worker services. Yet almost three years later, this legislation has yet to be implemented.
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In 2023, Connecticut passed legislation authorizing Medicaid reimbursement for community health worker services. Yet almost three years later, this legislation has yet to be implemented.

Construction industry leaders announced Friday morning that they are working together with CHC/ACT to battle mental health and addiction issues within the industry.

Dental services at a federally qualified health center in Torrington are reopening more than a year after care was suspended due to underfunding.

While Waterbury has seen recent growth in its population and new energy around redevelopment of its once-desolate urban core, the basic health needs of its residents have not substantially changed over the decades.

Community Health & Wellness Center (CHWC) announced that dental services will be reinstated effective Monday, April 20 at the Torrington Health Center.

Wheeler Health has received a $100,000 grant from the Connecticut Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Grant Program.

Community Health & Wellness Center CEO Joanne Borduas & CHC/ACT Chief Strategy Officer Deb Polun talk with Brian Scott-Smith about CT’s health centers in this podcast.

The Community Health Association of Connecticut (CHC/ACT) proudly congratulates Joanne Borduas, Chief Executive Officer of Community Health & Wellness Center (CHWC), on her appointment to the Board of Directors of the New England Rural Health Association (NERHA).

Some Norwalk elementary school students can now go to the doctor, without leaving their school, due to a new school-based health center operated by Norwalk Community Health Center.