Healthy Community

A father and son volunteering to help plant healthy produce

Improving health and wellbeing for all.

 

Health Community iconFocus in this impact area includes food security, healthcare access and equity, social connectedness, and substance use disorder recovery.

United Way is actively involved in community initiatives like the Eastern Connecticut Health Collaborative (ECHC) to move the needle on Healthy Eating, Active Living, and Child Wellbeing. A diverse group of partners, trained facilitators, and Community Conversations have helped guide this work.

ECHC is part of a Health Enchancement Community through the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy. United Way is a core partner of STRETCH: Strategies to Repair Equity and Transform Community Health. STRETCH engages intermediary organizations, such as local health providers, the faith community, and others to support governmental state public health agencies to achieve health equity and create resilient communities.

With a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, United Way has pledged to hold ourselves and our partners accountable. As a result, we convened the ECHC members in 2021 to update their goals, which now emphasize a more intentional focus on equitable outcomes for all.

Our Partners in Healthy Community

Partner Programs
COLLECTIVE IMPACT WORK
LEVERAGED GRANTS
Office of Minority Health - Reducing Health Disparities
CDC Health Disparities
Data Across Sectors For Health
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES or PARTNERSHIPS