Health Equity Solutions

What Health Equity Solutions does

Health Equity Solutions (HES) is a Connecticut-based non-profit organization founded in 2014 and headquartered in Hartford that advances health equity through anti-racist policies and practices rather than through technology products. Its work is organized around three pillars: community outreach (Community Conversations, Focus Groups, the HEPxP Coalition, and Health Equity Ambassadors), training and consulting via the HES Advantage program, and policy advocacy including Connecticut's Path to Equity framework and the annual Health Equity Week observance. The organization serves uninsured and economically disadvantaged individuals, persons of color in Connecticut, and state and municipal agencies implementing health-equity policy, and it played an instrumental role in the passage of Public Act 21-35 declaring racism a public health crisis and in the 2023 Community Health Worker bill.

HES generates revenue almost entirely through philanthropic foundation grants, government and foundation funding partnerships (nine named funders including Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Connecticut Health Foundation, Point32Health, and Connecticut Community Foundation), individual donations through its website, and fee-based training and consulting delivered through HES Advantage. Pricing for training is not publicly disclosed and is handled on a quote basis. Distribution is direct-to-community and direct-to-government, with no traditional commercial channel infrastructure and a stated operating geography limited to Connecticut despite national visibility through the American Public Health Association-led Healing Through Policy initiative. Revenue totals are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Health Equity Solutions

Legal name

Health Equity Solutions

Website

https://hesct.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Health Equity Solutions is a Hartford, Connecticut-based non-profit founded in 2014 that advances health equity through anti-racist policy advocacy, community outreach, and training and consulting via its HES Advantage program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Health Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health Equity, Community Health & Social Determinants Policy (HLAJAMAG)

Keywords

• Health equity advocacy
• Anti-racist policy
• Community health outreach
• Health equity training
• Nonprofit policy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Grant Funding: HES receives funding from philanthropic foundations and government grants. Funding partners include State Health Values Strategy, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Middlesex United Way, Connecticut Community Foundation, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Point 32 Health, Connecticut Health Foundation, and William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund.
2. Donations: The organization accepts individual donations through its website to support health equity work in Connecticut.
3. Training & Consulting (HES Advantage): HES offers training and consulting services through its HES Advantage program to help organizations meet their health equity goals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Health Equity Solutions is a Connecticut-based non-profit that advances health equity through anti-racist policy advocacy, community engagement, and organizational training. Its core offerings include the Health Equity Advantage training and consulting program for organizations, community outreach programs (Community Conversations, Focus Groups, HEPxP Coalition, Health Equity Ambassadors), and advocacy resources such as Connecticut's Path to Equity policy guide.

Product overview

Health Equity Solutions is a non-profit organization in Connecticut that advances health equity through anti-racist policies and practices rather than offering a unified technology product. Its core offerings include the Health Equity Advantage training program for organizational capacity building, outreach programs (Community Conversations, Focus Groups, HEPxP Coalition, Health Equity Ambassadors), and advocacy resources including Connecticut's Path to Equity policy guide. The organization also runs Health Equity Week as an annual awareness initiative and publishes regular newsletters and research publications. The organization participates in the Healing Through Policy national initiative with health departments and foundations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Health Equity Advantage: Training and consulting program offered by Health Equity Solutions
• HEPxP Coalition

Products and services

• Health Equity Advantage (HES Advantage) A training and consulting program designed to help organizations meet their health equity goals through education and consulting services, focusing on anti-racist policies and practices.
• Outreach Programs (Community Conversations, Focus Groups, HEPxP Coalition, Health Equity Ambassadors) Community-focused initiatives including Community Conversations, Focus Groups, HEPxP Coalition, and Health Equity Ambassadors that engage Connecticut residents in health equity policymaking.
• Connecticut's Path to Equity A comprehensive guide providing state-level policy recommendations to dismantle structural racism and achieve health equity in Connecticut, developed through listening sessions and partner engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Health Equity Week recognized in Connecticut statute
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Hartford Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2023HES and Hartford Health Department were jointly selected for the Healing Through Policy: Pathways to Racial Justice initiative. This partnership focuses on moving from commitment to action on racism as a public health crisis, participating in a Community of Practice program with peer support from other localities. The collaboration aims to advance the adoption of policies that improve health and racial equity in Hartford.
• American Public Health AssociationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPHA leads the Healing Through Policy initiative and supports HES in implementing policies that make a difference in the lives of community members for generations.
• National Collaborative for Health EquitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCHE collaborated on the Healing Through Policy initiative, supporting communities in moving from commitment to action for health, racial equity, and justice.
• Hartford Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with HES and Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund to hold a virtual discussion on 'Connecticut's Path to Equity: A Guide to State Policy for Health Equity'.
• Connecticut Women's Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted virtual discussion with HES and Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority on the Path to Equity guide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Prevention Institute: A non-profit advancing health equity through upstream policy and systems change, with a community engagement model similar to HES's Ambassador and Coalition approach.
• Trust for America's Health: Non-profit focused on public health policy and prevention advocacy. Comparable to HES in advocating for structural policies addressing health disparities, though operating at national rather than state level.
• National Collaborative for Health Equity: A national collaborative advancing health equity through policy, community engagement, and research — directly comparable as HES is a current partner and shares the same policy-plus-community-change playbook.
• Connecticut Health Foundation: A Connecticut-focused health equity funder that is both a peer (shared health equity mission in CT) and a current HES funding partner. Highly comparable because it operates in the same state, same policy domain, and same racial-equity lens.
• Families USA: National non-profit consumer health advocacy organization that pushes policy on health equity, Medicaid, and access — directly comparable to HES's anti-racist health policy advocacy model but at national scale.

Broad incumbents

• NAACP: National civil rights organization with strong health equity programming and policy advocacy. Comparable to HES's anti-racist policy framing, though NAACP operates at national scale across many issue areas beyond health.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The largest U.S. philanthropy focused on health and health equity, including funding community-led health equity initiatives. Comparable as a funder and thought leader in the same health equity space HES operates in.
• de Beaumont Foundation: National foundation that invests in community health solutions and is a current HES partner in the Healing Through Policy initiative. Comparable as a health-equity funder/convener, though at national scale.

Emerging players

• Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum: Non-profit advocating for health equity for AANHPI communities through policy and community engagement. Comparable to HES's model of centering community voices in health policy advocacy, though for a different demographic community.

Others

• Hartford Foundation for Public Giving: Hartford-area community foundation and current HES funding partner that funds health equity and community wellbeing programs. Comparable as a regional funder in HES's ecosystem rather than a direct advocacy peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HealthEquityCT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC9zv-Rgm9MBm4M-jwbWbUVQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/healthequityct
• Instagraminstagram.com/healthequitysolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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