As each person is unique, so is the care they receive in our health centers and programs
By learning the race, ethnicity and language of our patients, we can better understand individual health needs and improve treatment for all of our patients
As a leading agency in the health system, we are committed to improving the equity, quality, and safety of our patient care. It is critically important for us to understand who our patients are, to address the root causes of health inequities, and to measure our impact and success at closing health equity gaps. To support this important work, we have implemented an agency-wide
“We Ask Because We Care”
campaign.
Health Equity
Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. The initiatives wrapped into “We Ask Because We Care” enhance every patient’s right to respectful, dignified, high-quality, and safe health care.
Race, Ethnicity, & Language
The “We Ask Because We Care” campaign focuses on training, education, and community feedback related to how we can best improve our collection of race, ethnicity, and preferred language data for all our patients. The demographic information collected from patients is voluntary, private, protected by law, and kept in the medical record. The data will be used to ensure we are providing health care that does not vary in quality or safety because of personal characteristics such as race or ethnicity.
Learn more about our “We Ask Because We Care” campaign by watching this brief video.
We Ask Because We Care.
InterCommunity Health Care has launched the “We Ask Because We Care” campaign to reduce and eliminate healthcare disparities. Our campaign is supported in part by a generous grant from The Connecticut Health Foundation. Dedicated to achieving health equity, the Foundation focuses on assuring that all Connecticut residents have access to affordable and high-quality health care.
The Connecticut Health Foundation grant has helped InterCommunity assess its race, ethnicity, and language (REL) data collection standards. We have developed and implemented more granular REL data collection standards that are in alignment with the State of CT Office of Health Strategy (OHS) revised and expanded recommendations.
For more information on efforts to improve health equity in Connecticut, please visit:
State of CT Office of Health Strategy:
https://portal.ct.gov/ohs/hit-work-groups/race-ethnicity-and-language
The Connecticut Health Foundation:
https://www.cthealth.org/our-focus/#sustainable-funding-for-community-health-workers
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