CHCACT

RT @debpolun: Great @cthealth post on getting people's voices into the #CT #budget process! Use #txt2bheard to share health ideas!

We met with several of our #CT legislators during #nachcPI Hill Visit Day! Check out the photos here:

Dr. Achong says the key is to know the community #cthealtheq

. @MrWesleyDixon asks what if access isn't the issue, and social factors are the major barrier? #cthealtheq

Russell urges people to use knowledge and expertise to share this information. #cthealtheq

RT @CTHealth: . @johndankosky asks Ben Barnes, OPM, flat out about affordability. Ben says if we're shrewd we can make it affordable #cthealtheq

. @heangtan of @healthjusticect asks how we can get more people to understand and get them involved #cthealtheq

We need to be creative. We don't get another chance and it has to work #cthealtheq

Audience member: adverse experiences in childhood can impact health & behavioral health later in life #cthealtheq

Equity index uses maps to visually display how health disparities are interrelated and affect the same communities #cthealtheq

Russell Melmed discusses the health equity index - a strategy to measure & take action on health disparities #cthealtheq

RT @MrWesleyDixon: Rural Eastern Connecticut has a shortage of doctors and specialist. Issues of access. Health disparities aren't just urban #cthealtheq

Russell Melmed of @ledgelighthd agrees that people should be able to reach their full health potential #cthealtheq

Dr. Achong stresses the importance of the full mind and body system in health care #cthealtheq

Dr. Achong: racism is a dirty word in America and it does happen in health care #cthealtheq

Question from the audience: how is it that countries much poorer than the US have better health care? #cthealtheq

Dr. Achong: solutions should come from outside the health care system, and clinicians need to meet patient needs #cthealtheq

Alta Lash of United Connecticut for Action Neighborhoods discusses the need for access to culturally appropriate health care #cthealtheq

Audience member: adverse experiences in childhood can impact health & behavioral health later in life #cthealtheq

Audience member asks about interpreter services - what's the impact of language barriers? Is there a solution? #cthealtheq

Audience member is a 2007 @CTHealth Leadership Fellow; urges us to start a conversation about race #cthealtheq

Audience member: many people who have worked hard, gotten good education, now unemployed and can't get insurance or care #cthealtheq

RT @CTHealth: Question from audience highlights how when you have other bills, you can't afford health insurance #cthealtheq

Question from the audience: how is it that countries much poorer than the US have better health care? #cthealtheq

. @MrWesleyDixon asks what if access isn't the issue, and social factors are the major barrier? #cthealtheq

Cultural competence is a barrier. We have information about this but what to do with it? #cthealtheq

Alta: this is a barrier and the solution is usually a family member interprets for the patient - not ideal solution! #cthealtheq

Audience member asks about interpreter services - what's the impact of language barriers? Is there a solution? #cthealtheq

Russell: people want to eat healthy and exercise, but there are barriers to these #cthealtheq

Process of applying for and staying on Medicaid is often cumbersome - can be a barrier in and of itself! #cthealtheq