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Connecticut health leaders urge use of paid leave in new Black Maternal Health Equity Blueprint
Summary
Tiffany Donaldson of the Connecticut Health Foundation and Dr. Marcella Nunez‑Smith of Yale described a statewide Black Maternal Health Equity Blueprint that centers community voices and assigns implementation milestones; both urged better outreach to ensure eligible workers use Connecticut Paid Leave alongside FMLA.
Nancy Barrow, host of the Paid Leave podcast, interviewed the architects of Connecticut’s Black Maternal Health Equity Blueprint about plans to reduce severe maternal morbidity among Black women and the role state paid leave can play in improving outcomes.
Tiffany Donaldson, president and CEO of the Connecticut Health Foundation, and Dr. Marcella Nunez‑Smith, associate dean for health equity research at Yale and director of its Equity Research and Innovation Center, said the blueprint was built from advisory‑committee deliberations and a statewide listening effort dubbed Connecticut Insights that gathered over 200 voices.
“The data shows us that’s where the gaps are,” Donaldson said, explaining that the foundation’s 2024 strategic planning interviews repeatedly elevated maternal health equity as a statewide priority. She said the advisory committee included commissioners from the Department of Social Services and Department of Public Health,…
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