About CARE
Co-housed at Southern Connecticut State University and the Yale School of Public Health, CARE’s mission is to improve health in New Haven among people most impacted by disparities, including Black and Brown communities and low-income populations, through collaborative research, practice, and engagement.
We work directly with our community to drive meaningful change. Our approach includes partnering with neighborhood groups, residents, and community and governmental organizations to identify health priorities, access resources, implement activities, and track results. We also work to address factors that influence health, including employment, housing, education, health care, transportation, public safety, and food access.
We envision thriving communities that foster health and wellbeing for all people in all systems.
Who We Are
Why We Are Committed To Health Equity
In New Haven, there are higher rates of health inequities and chronic diseases compared to the rest of Connecticut and the United States. Chronic diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart diseases, are health conditions that go on for a long time, often don’t go away completely, and are among the most common and costly health problems. Historically, health inequities tend to be concentrated in New Haven’s lower-income neighborhoods, and consequently, rates of chronic diseases tend to be highest among these communities.
We believe that all New Haven residents–regardless of socioeconomic factors–should have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.
We work at the community level to achieve health equity and shift power by engaging community leaders and partners. Our focus is on research, policy, and practices that address the social influencers of health, including structural racism and poverty. This helps us identify, implement, and continue to evaluate evidence-based practices that can provoke true systemic change.
Community first.
Addressing health inequities by collaborating with our community is at the core of how we do what we do. We partner with neighborhood groups and residents to identify health inequities and collaboratively implement actions that drive results. Together, we can effectively work toward achieving real systemic change.