Disconnect: Fast-food Companies’ Racial Justice Statements and Unhealthy Targeted Marketing Practices

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Disconnect: Fast-food Companies’ Racial Justice Statements and Unhealthy Targeted Marketing Practices

The continued disproportionate, negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Indigenous, and all People of Color in the United States highlights how public policies and corporate practices that push high-calorie options and limit access to affordable, culturally acceptable, healthy food are significant barriers to improved public health and health equity, points out a new analysis and report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health.

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CT-Based Schick Brand Launches New Marketing Effort Aimed at Men

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CT-Based Schick Brand Launches New Marketing Effort Aimed at Men

Shelton-based Edgewell Personal Care, well known for it’s Schick brand of personal care products, is launching a new brand positioning described as challenging the grooming industry status quo. The debut of the company’s "Be You. No One Else Can" campaign targets men, using data from a new public opinion survey.

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Connecticut Health Foundation Pandemic Report Points to Lessons State Should Learn, Noteworthy Promising Practices

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Connecticut Health Foundation Pandemic Report Points to Lessons State Should Learn, Noteworthy Promising Practices

The COVID-19 pandemic magnified existing health and economic inequities in Connecticut – and provided important lessons and promising practices that Connecticut leaders and others can draw from in working to create a more equitable state, according to a new report released by the Connecticut Health Foundation.

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Hartford Foundation Breaks New Ground, Will Grant $175,000 to Support Housing Advocacy

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Hartford Foundation Breaks New Ground, Will Grant $175,000 to Support Housing Advocacy

In a groundbreaking initiative drive by a determination to make affordable, stable and higher quality housing more accessible to low-income residents of color or residents encountering housing barriers, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is announcing its first-ever grants focused on supporting housing policy and advocacy activities.

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Local Student Seeks to Bring Diverse Books to Libraries for Young Children

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Local Student Seeks to Bring Diverse Books to Libraries for Young Children

ShopBlackCT, a volunteer initiative and free not-for-profit website that lists nearly 1,800 Black-owned businesses in Connecticut, has partnered with The Key Bookstore in Hartford to help local Senior Girl Scout Rhaili-Em Lowe attain a prestigious Girl Scouts Gold Award by collecting 150 books for Hartford students to make Hartford Public Schools libraries more diverse and inclusive.

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Connecticut Has Among Nation's Largest Wealth Gap by Race and Ethnicity

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Connecticut Has Among Nation's Largest Wealth Gap by Race and Ethnicity

Connecticut has among the nation’s biggest wealth gaps, comparing populations by race and ethnicity, according to a new analysis looking at states across the country. Connecticut is ranked as having the 5th largest gap; only the District of Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa had larger gaps in their populations.

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