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Advocates, lawmakers press for health equity measures as legislative session heats up Yehyun Kim :: CT Mirror Dawn Cook prays along with others who came to a protest at Bushnell Park in June. “I hope it will be a momentum to make substantial changes,” Cook said. A month into the legislative session, advocates are turning a spotlight back on an issue that failed to gain traction at the state level last year, even as the coronavirus pandemic exposed stark disparities in health care: declaring racism a public health crisis in Connecticut and passing reform to address long-standing inequities. In June, following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police and amid a health crisis that has disproportionately harmed communities of color, cities and states across the country took the symbolic step of declaring racism a public health crisis. In Connecticut, 20 municipalities, including Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Simsbury and West Hartford, have adopted the declaration, alo

West hartfordUnited statesBushnell parkNew havenSaud anwarNed lamontKaren siegelYehyun kimGeorge floydMelinda johnsonMelissa mccawMatthew ritterBrandon mcgeeD south windsorMax reissLeaders of health equity solutions