[Excerpt from front-page article by Cris Villalonga-Vivoni, New Haven Register, Sunday, April 14, 2024]
The rate of fatal overdoses in New Haven is about three times higher than the statewide average and has been sharply increasing since 2020, a new report found.
Link:
https://www.ctinsider.com/recordjournal/article/opioid-fentanyl-ct-new-haven-overdose-19362137.php
This is a raw dataset with neighborhood profile data developed by DataHaven using the 2022 5-year American Community Survey, CDC PLACES (2023 data release), and USALEEP data calculated by DataHaven for individual New Haven neighborhoods.
Document:
new_haven_nhood_2022_acs_health_comb.csv
This is a raw dataset with neighborhood profile data developed by DataHaven using the 2022 5-year American Community Survey, CDC PLACES (2023 data release), and USALEEP data calculated by DataHaven for individual Bridgeport neighborhoods.
This is a raw dataset with neighborhood profile data developed by DataHaven using the 2022 5-year American Community Survey, CDC PLACES (2023 data release), and USALEEP data calculated by DataHaven for individual Stamford neighborhoods.
Document:
stamford_nhood_2022_acs_health_comb.csv
This is a raw dataset with neighborhood profile data developed by DataHaven using the 2022 5-year American Community Survey, CDC PLACES (2023 data release), and USALEEP data calculated by DataHaven for individual Hartford and West Hartford neighborhoods.
Document:
hartford_nhood_2022_acs_health_comb.csv
[News coverage from Edwin J. Viera, 3/25/24]
New data show the impacts of Connecticut's proposed child tax credit. Broken down by town, and state House and Senate districts, 268,000 eligible families would receive $306 million in tax credits.
Places like Bridgeport, Hartford, and Waterbury have the largest populations of eligible families. Municipalities across the state could see a 38% return on investment for local economies.
New maps show that 268,000 eligible families statewide would receive $306 million in total tax credits, benefiting 75 percent of all Connecticut families.
Media Advisory, March 7, 2024
PDF version of Opioid Data to Action report. See our report page for more information.
Document:
od2a_2024_final.pdf
[Radio news report by Molly Ingram, WSHU, 2/26/24]
A year-long study led by the Fairfield County Community Foundation (FCCF) will look into the economic benefits of racial equity.
The first-of-its-kind study, called the “upside of equity,” will be done in collaboration with DataHaven and the Urban Institute.
FCCF President and CEO Mendi Blue-Paca said the study will be used to inform more equitable policy.
