2022 Community Conversations Final Report

by Harley Webley, She/Her on

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Health Equity Solutions engaged 204 Connecticut residents in 47 towns in conversations about health equity. We partnered with 5 community organizations and 6 libraries to reach more people than in prior years and deepen our understanding of what Connecticut residents see as the highest priorities for advancing health equity.

This year, we added questions about how participants wanted to be involved in making change. We also continued our trend of increasing participation from community members with 93% of participants representing themselves rather than an organization. This information will inform Health Equity Solutions’ 2023 policy agenda and be shared with the Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health (CREPH).

The Top Priorities Were:

  • Access and Affordability (38%);
  • Basic Needs ( 24%);
  • Quality of Care (18%);
  • Anti-Racism (12%);
  • Mental Health  (6%);
  • Other (3%);

Click here to download a PDF &/ HTML copy of Health Equity Solutions’ 2022 Community Conversations Report.

Stay Engaged With HES!

Whether you participated in this year's community conversations, shared with your networks, interacted with the posts, or provided feedback without attending a session, we truly appreciate YOU!

A special thank you to our incredible collaborators this summer! Your partnership makes this work possible.

Libraries: New Haven Free Public Library, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Bridgeport Public Library, Ferguson Library, Willimantic Public Library, and the New London Public Library!

Partners: Ministerial Health Fellowship, Make the Road Connecticut, PT Partners, Nonprofit Accountability Group, and the Hispanic Health Council

Are you an organization interested in hosting a Community Conversation in 2023? Reach out to Harley Webley, hwebley@hesct.org for more information.

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