Last chance! A $25 gift card awaits! 

There’s still a chance to participate in the Equity Assessment and receive one of the 25 gift card to Fiddleheads worth $25.

All you need to do is click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HIC_Equity

Mark your calendars for the next meeting of the Health Improvement Collaborative: February 17, 11am – 12:30pm.

More information and Zoom link to come!

Important Reads

A strong recommendation to spend some time on the newly refreshed website crafted by Tema Okun and collaborators exploring White Supremacy Culture. The site weaves together powerful writing and learning, artwork and wisdom. Take a look!

WHITE SUPREMACY CULTURE - HOME

Some new laws took effect on January 1 which have an impact on Access to Care and may affect you. Information from the Universal Health Care Foundation of CT is here: State Action on Equity Honors Martin Luther King’s Legacy :: Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut (universalhealthct.org)

From Mother Jones, When Air Pollution is Overlooked, People Get Hurt – Typically People of Color
When Air Pollution Is Overlooked, People Get Hurt—Typically People of Color – Mother Jones

ICYMI – Slides from the January HIC meeting are attached!

1.  The Health Education team is searching for a new President. For information about The Health Education Center and a link to the position posting, go to Health Education Center (healtheducenter.org)

2.  Help us to meet the urgent need for food in our community. Every week on Wednesdays at the New London Senior Center, the HIC coordinates a one-day food pantry. Each week we distribute more than 10,000 pounds of food to nearly 200 families. And, we need your help! Please consider signing up to volunteer and/or organizing a team to spend part of the day in a great team-building activity. Click here to sign up: FRESH New London: Help with Pop Up Food Pantry (signupgenius.com)

3.  Did you know?: A community health worker is a member of a community who is chosen by community members and organizations to provide basic health and medical care within their community, and is capable of providing preventive, promotional and rehabilitation care to that community. Other terms for this type of health care provider include lay health worker, village health worker, community health aide, community health promoter, and health advisor. As a CHW your career will grow as the search for successful CHW's is up and running across the state and nation! To become a certified community health worker, register now for trainings at Health Education Center Classes (coursestorm.com)