{"id":243307,"date":"2026-04-02T11:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=243307"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:10:08","slug":"connecticuts-health-equity-week-calls-residents-to-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2026\/04\/connecticuts-health-equity-week-calls-residents-to-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut\u2019s Health Equity Week Calls Residents to Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Connecticut\u2019s 2026 Health Equity Week is April 6\u201311.<\/a> This year, Connecticut residents are being called to do more than observe. They are being called into action! Organized by Health Equity Solutions<\/a> in partnership with the UConn Health Disparities Institute (HDI)<\/a>, the week invites people across the state to intentionally step into their civic power and actively shape a healthier, more equitable Connecticut.<\/p>\n

\"Health\u201cHealth Equity Week is a call for all of us to step into our civic responsibility,\u201d said Ayesha R. Clarke, executive director of Health Equity Solutions. \u201cThe moment is now. States play a critical role in shaping public health, and if we want a Connecticut where everyone can thrive, we must all be part of building it.\u201d<\/p>\n

From advocacy day at the State Capitol to community events across the state, Health Equity Week is designed to activate residents \u2014 not as spectators \u2014 but as partners in shaping policy, strengthening communities, and advancing justice. And this year, one of the most anticipated events is the Health Equity Leadership Roundtable<\/a> on April 7, hosted by HDI, from 12:30-2:00 p.m. <\/strong>at the Connecticut State Capitol during Advocacy Day at the Capitol.<\/em><\/p>\n

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HDI will host its April 7, 2026 Health Equity Leadership Roundtable during Connecticut’s 2026 Health Equity Week (Photo by HDI).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Leadership Roundtable Focused on the Urgent Realities Facing Connecticut Families
\n<\/strong>HDI\u2019s Health Equity Leadership Roundtable, \u201cHealth at What Cost? How racial inequity prices CT residents out,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> will convene local experts to examine how rising costs \u2014 from housing to childcare to healthcare \u2014 intersect with racial inequities to make health and wellbeing unattainable for many Connecticut residents.<\/p>\n

The panel will be facilitated by Yvonne M. Alston, chief culture architect, CEO and founder of Indelible Impressions Consulting, LLC<\/a> and Cecil Tengatenga, associate director, Connecticut Area Health Education Center<\/a> (CT AHEC) will provide the closing. Panelists will include:<\/p>\n