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POLICY COMMITTEE
Chairs: Catherine Medina and Dorothy McGrath
Objective: To determine whether state policies, procedures, activities and resource allocations dedicated to the elimination of health status disparities have the potential to improve the quality of health for all.
Activities:
- Conduct surveys of all state agencies whose purview is relevant to the elimination of health disparities.
- Review the Department of Public Health's health disparities performance measures.
- Develop recommendations toward a Plan of Action from findings.
PUBLIC VOICE COMMITEE
Chairs:Glenn Cassis
Objective: To gather preliminary understanding of the perceptions of health disparities among medically underserved and socioeconomically deprived racial and ethnic minorities in the State of Connecticut.
Activities:
- Conduct public hearings, interviews, and receive testimony regarding issues of health disparity and inequities in treatment.
- Review findings to develop a plan for coalition-building between populations experiencing racial, ethnic, cultural, and /or linguistic disparities in health care and State Agencies providing services.
- Develop recommendations towards a Plan of Action from findings.
DATA COMMITTEE
Chairs: Sharon Mierzwa
Objective: To determine, from existing data, the key diseases, illnesses, and /or injury areas that disproportionately affect groups based on race, ethnicity, culture, and linguistic ability.
Activities:
- Collect and analyze government and other data regarding the health status if state residents based on race, ethnicity, linguistic ability, and gender.
- Prioritize health areas that place a significantly impact state residents based on race, ethnicity, national origin, and linguistic ability.
- Develop recommendations toward a Plan of Action from findings.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Chairs: Werner Oyanadel
Objectives: To analyze existing and potential legislation that impacts health equity for vulnerable populations.
To recommend to CHE legislative language that promotes health equity
Activities:
- Work closely with the Legislature and other members of the Connecticut Legislative body to ensure that legislation supports the goals and objectives of CHE.
- Provide the Connecticut General Assembly with legislative briefings as new data from local and national health disparities research and policy emerge.
- Collaborate with the Governor and the Connecticut General Assembly to create language to support the implementation of the National Health Care Reform Bill.
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Chairs: Dr. Ann Ferris and Arvind Shaw
Objectives: To develop a diverse budget that includes legislative, private, and public support.
Activities:
- Design a business plan that includes operational costs and support for community initiatives committed to the elimination of health disparities.
- Develop partnerships with academic institutions for research and private/public for specific initiatives to eliminate health disparities.
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