Reproduced with permission from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
To understand the difference between equality and equity, see the pictures to the leftabove. Equality means that everyone gets the same treatment, even if it’s not right for them. Equity means that everyone gets what they need, knowing their challenges, circumstances, and living conditions.
To understand the difference between equality and equity, see the pictures to the leftabove. Equality means that everyone gets the same treatment, even if it’s not right for them. Equity means that everyone gets what they need, knowing their challenges, circumstances, and living conditions.
Health Equity means that everyone has the same chance to be as healthy as possible. To help make that happen, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) need to be taken care of. SDOH means the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.
Addressing your needs means getting support with:
As a HUSKY Health member, you have the support of the Community Health Worker (CHW) Ambassador Program. CHWs help you find the resources to meet your needs.
Our CHWs will:
Another resource supported by the CHW Ambassador Program is our Peace at Home Library. The library provides parental support through classes with subjects for all ages of children. To view the variety of classes available, visit our Community Resource page.
In addition to meeting with a CHW in person, you can talk with them by phone or at a neighborhood HUB site or at a community event, where you can get Help Understanding Benefits. To find a HUB site or event closest to you, check the schedule here at our Health Events page.
To talk to one of our CHWs, call 1.800.859.9889, extension 4326, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
2-1-1 of Connecticut is a free, confidential information and referral service. It connects people to essential health and human services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can reach them by calling 2.1.1. or by going to their website at https://211ct.org.
This portion of the HUSKY Health website is managed by Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc.®, the State of Connecticut’s Medical Administrative Services Organization for the HUSKY Health Program. For the general HUSKY Health website gateway, please visit portal.ct.gov/husky. HUSKY Health includes Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and is administered by the Connecticut Department of Social Services.
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