The Wallingford Health Department (WHD) serves the town of Wallingford, Connecticut. This community health assessment, created by DataHaven in partnership with WHD and published in December 2023, is designed to help partners and residents better understand the status of health—physical, mental, and environmental—in the Wallingford community.
More information is available at the Wallingford Health Department website.
Dec. 15, 2023
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DataHaven prides itself in empowering people to create thriving communities by collecting and ensuring access to data on well-being, equity, and quality of life. The classroom is a fundamental and formative space where understanding of social justice, human rights, equity, and community well-being is fostered. Educators serve a pivotal role in empowering and informing youth, encouraging their voices and giving them the proper tools to enact change in their communities.
Dec. 12, 2023
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The DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey completed live, in-depth interviews with over 45,000 randomly-selected adults in every town in Connecticut in recent years, producing robust local-level information (such as data included in the Town Equity Reports) on the issues that are most relevant to community well-being. This survey has been supported by over 100 public and private partners throughout Connecticut, and will be fielded again beginning in early 2024.
Sep. 19, 2023
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[Excerpt of article by Lau Guzmán, Record-Journal, August 30, 2023]
MERIDEN — Language access for Spanish speakers is becoming an increasingly significant issue for many of the Latinos running in the city’s municipal elections in November. Many of these proposals are coming from candidates who are relatively new to city politics and don’t have the long experience of other candidates on the ballot.