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Bridgeport Organization Receives State Community Health Care Grant
Foundation: Connecticut Health Foundation
"It's important that patients are asked the questions in a way they will feel comfortable answering," Tiffany Donelson, president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, says in a press release.
That's one reason the foundation is supporting a state law passed in 2021 that requires health care providers in the state to ask patients about their race, ethnicity, and language preference more often, the Hartford Courant reports.
The health foundation is awarding grants to seven hospital systems and community health centers in the state to improve how they collect and analyze data on patients' race, ethnicity, and preferred language.
"While collecting data might sound simple, doing it effectively can require staff training to assure that health care workers understand why it's important to ask about race and ethnicity and how to do so, and making sure that patients understand why they're being asked and feel comfortable providing the information," Donelson says.
"Collecting the data can also require changes in electronic records systems and workflow," she adds.
"It's critically important for community members to be part of informing how this data is collected and how it's used."
Bridgeport-based Mount Aery Development Corporation recently received a grant of $2,500 from the foundation to improve access to health care in the Hollow, East...
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