Health Care Affordability Remains Widespread Concern In Connecticut
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Approximately 18% of Connecticut households with adults under the age of 65 face unaffordable health care costs, according to a newly released report.
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U.S. Safesport Centralized Disciplinary Database Includes 17 From Connecticut
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The U.S. Center for SafeSport maintains a Centralized Disciplinary Database to keep the public informed when individuals connected with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Movements, are either subject to temporary restrictions or are subject to sanctions. That database includes the names of 17 individuals who are, or were, Connecticut residents when incidents occurred or disciplinary action was taken.
Read MoreHimes to Lead Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth
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Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes’s past, it turns out, is prologue for a new, high-profile, assignment. Himes was selected by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to serve as Chairman of a newly created Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, leading the Congressional effort to respond to a growing disparity that has been exacerbated - and more blatantly exposed - by the pandemic.
Read MoreCT Approves Recreational Marijuana Despite Studies Raising Concerns on Youth Impact
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The Connecticut legislature this week approved legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Connecticut. Governor Ned Lamont has indicated he will sign the legislation into law - despite concerns raised regarding the impact on youth.
Read MoreFauci: COVID Booster Shot Likely Needed, More Needs to be Done to Build Adult Vaccine Infrastructure
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“We will likely need a booster shot for durability of protection,” explained Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, on a Connecticut-based podcast this week, adding that unlike vaccines for some other diseases – such as measles - that essentially offer lifelong projection, “we are not likely to see that.”
Read MorePerhaps a Second Bite at the Apple for Transportation and Climate Initiative Program
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with the legislature promising to return to the State Capitol later this month to convene a Special Session to take care of some unfinished business from the regular 2021 session that concluded on June 9, efforts are intensifying to put back on the agenda an item that didn’t make the cut in the final days earlier this month - the Transportation and Climate Initiative.
Read MoreState Receives Grant to Support Planning for Transition to 9-8-8 Mental Health Crisis Call Line
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The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has received the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (Lifeline) 9-8-8 State Planning Grant to develop a strategic plan for Connecticut in preparation for the nationwide rollout of the new 9-8-8 mental health emergency number next summer.
Read MoreRacism is a Public Health Crises, CT Senate Declares
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The Connecticut State Senate – with bipartisan support - has passed Senate Bill 1, which takes several key steps to address systemic racism in Connecticut. This bill declares racism a public health crisis; creates a cross-sector commission to set goals and create a strategic plan for dismantling systemic racism as it impacts public health; defines the doula profession; standardizes how race, ethnicity, and language data are collected; and takes other steps to address the impacts of racism on health in our state.
Read MoreUConn to Offer New Online Graduate Certificate in Dementia Care, First in State
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More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s dementia and the number of people living with dementia of all types is expected to increase to approximately 14 million by the year 2060. Experts describe it as an ongoing public health crisis for which treatment is limited – there remains no cure, and as the number of Alzheimer’s patients grows, so does the shortage of skilled professionals to care for those in need.
Read MoreMental Health Nonprofits Eligible for Red Sox Foundation Grants
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With the COVID-19 pandemic straining the budgets of non-profit organizations, the Red Sox Foundation is once again providing grants to local non-profit organizations throughout New England working within the field of mental health.
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