This report presents the result of CARE's 2009 survey of the Dixwell neighborhood. The survey looked at the areas of general health, exercise, and smoking.
This list highlights some of the major updates in the Health Department in 2009, which includes seminars, grant funding, and programs.
The State of Connecticut applied for the "Communities Putting Prevention to Work" grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The grant is intended to address obesity, physical inactivity, poor nutrition, and tobacco use/exposure. New Haven would be the state's partner in the project.
Promise Neighborhoods is a proposed federal initiative inspired by the approach and achievements of the Harlem Children’s Zone in order to help selected local communities dramatically improve outcomes and opportunities for children and families. Harlem Children’s Zone, PolicyLink, and the Center for the Study of Social Policy propose that the initiative should be driven by the goal of achieving results for poor children and families.
The Street Outreach Worker Program was an initiative of the New Haven Family Alliance with the goal of reducing youth gun violence. This evaluation, by the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, reports on participation in and outcomes of the program.
Members of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Community Solutions Project surveyed and interviewed community leaders to gather information on the ways in which social context and environmental factors influence health.
The New Haven Early Childhood Plan outlines how the community can work together to ensure the success of children.
The plan includes specific strategies around: a) increasing the quality of early care and education and helping low-income families access care; b) providing more family support and family engagement services; and c) broadening access to health services, including physical, dental, and mental health care.
This report summarizes what the research shows about academic achievement and health, so that administrators, teachers, school staff, and communities can make well-informed decisions about how to prioritize health interventions in their schools.
A press conference to kick off this project is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009, at 11 a.m. in City Hall. (New Haven, CT) September 24, 2009. Residents of six New Haven neighborhoods will be surveyed this fall about their current health and health habits as part of a long-term project that seeks to reverse growing rates of chronic disease in the city.
This is the summary of the first meeting of the Health Equity Alliance. The notes summarize discussion about various questions related to community health and health equity.