FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                               Connecticut Department of Public Health

March 24, 2014                                                          Contact: William Gerrish

                                                                                    (860) 509-7270

DPH to Release State Health Assessment/Improvement Plan

Hartford – The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is hosting a meeting of the Connecticut Health Improvement Planning Coalition on March 25, 2014. The meeting will mark the formal release of Healthy Connecticut 2020: The Connecticut State Health Assessment and State Health Improvement Plan. 

The meeting is a “Call to Action” for those involved in the 16-month development of Healthy Connecticut 2020 as they move forward from planning to implementation of the plan. Healthy Connecticut 2020 is a road map to improve the health of Connecticut residents in the present decade, with overarching themes of prevention and health equity.  

Who:  Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman

DPH Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen

Dr. Paul Jarris, Executive Director, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

The Connecticut Health Improvement Planning Coalition

When: Tuesday, March 25, 1-4 p.m.

Where:  Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cromwell

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