• Sowing Healthy Habits: Urban Agriculture Tackles Food Insecurity

    Connecticut Health Investigative Team    March 10, 2020

    [Excerpt from feature article by Jodie Mozdzer Gil, March 11, 2020] In cities throughout Connecticut, urban farms and community gardens are sprouting up to address a significant health challenge: Many people don’t have access to enough food or access to healthy food.… Read More

  • [Excerpt from WTNH TV] NAUGATUCK, Conn. (WTNH) — There’s a new “Judge” in the fight against the opioid crisis in Naugatuck: the town’s new police K-9. On Friday, Judge and his handler, Officer Jake Pinho, completed state police training for specialized drug detection. Judge and Officer Pinho Judge graduated as the top police dog in the state and now his skills will be put to use on the streets of Naugatuck, becoming part of the plan to snuff out opiates and drugs at crime scenes. [....]… Read More

  • Subscribe, view past issues, and view the newsletter in its original format at https://mailchi.mp/2f38db3a3110/september-announcement-568579.   Now accepting nominations for the second annual DataHaven Innovation Awards! The DataHaven Innovation Awards are designed to recognize individuals and groups who employ data to make Connecticut a better place. Awardees will be announced at a statewide event in Spring 2020 in each of the following categories:… Read More

    DataHaven CT Data Innovation Awards with Nominees With Caption
  • Life Expectancy Gap Divides City, Suburbs

    New Haven Independent    November 14, 2019

    [Excerpt from New Haven Independent feature by Thomas Breen, 11/12/2019] The average life expectancy for Newhallville residents is 71 years — a full 15 years less than the average life expectancy for residents of the outer-ring suburb of Orange, according to the findings of a broad new report at community life.… Read More

    2019 Greater New Haven Index DataHaven Connecticut Data study Cover portrait
  • 50 figures, 35 tables, 1 report—learn about the key issues affecting your region. … Read More

    DataHaven 2019 Community Index covers photo credit Studio Kudos
  • DataHaven director sheds light on surveying practices

    Yale Daily News    November 8, 2019

    [Excerpt of feature by Brooke Alviar, Yale Daily News, 11/8/2019. Photo credit: Brooke Alviar] DataHaven Executive Director Mark Abraham believes in the power of numbers, and in a talk on Wednesday afternoon, he informed the broader Yale New Haven public on how data collection can improve New Haven policymaking.… Read More

    DataHaven speaking about Connecticut data at Yale

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