Improving the health and well-being of all residents in Connecticut and reducing the rising trends of Connecticut’s health care costs depends on improving community health and health equity and preventing people who live, work, learn, and worship in communities from experiencing poor health.
The proposed Health Enhancement Community (HEC) Initiative is presented here in a draft HEC Framework and described in more detail in the accompanying draft HEC Technical Report. This initiative is aimed at supporting the health and well-being of Connecticut residents in all communities across the state by improving community health and healthy equity and preventing poor health. This can be achieved through establishing Health Enhancement Communities (HECs) to operate throughout the entire state. The HECs would work collaboratively to improve the social, economic, and physical conditions within communities that enable individuals and families to meet their basic needs, achieve their health and well-being goals, and thrive throughout their lives.
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