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.
[Excerpt from CT Mirror feature article by Keith M. Phaneuf published 9/19/23, which also appeared in print newspapers throughout the state]
According to the Federal Poverty Level, a metric with roots going back 60 years, a family of four is impoverished this year if it earns $30,000 or less. But a new analysis Tuesday from the United Way of Connecticut shows the true gap here is more than four times that level — and heading in the wrong direction.
Link:
https://ctmirror.org/2023/09/19/ct-poverty-level-family-survival-budget-united-way/
[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.
On August 23, 2023, DataHaven published its latest health equity report, along with a press release, "DataHaven health equity report finds that preventable health problems
Media Advisory
For immediate release -- August 23, 2023
New Haven, CT – In Connecticut health inequities may have led to an excess of 14,000 deaths among the state’s Black population between 2017 and 2022, according to a new report on health in Connecticut from the non-profit organization DataHaven.
The report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details (on the main page, you may also download the report by clicking on the blue button near the top of the page).
Document version for distribution was posted 8/23/2023.
Authored By
Kelly Davila, Mark Abraham, Camille Seaberry (DataHaven)
Date
August 08, 2023
Partners
Connecticut Health Foundation, DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey partners
Health Equity in Connecticut 2023 is a new status report on health in Connecticut that includes information gathered from statewide and national mortality records, the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey of randomly-selected adults throughout Connecticut, census data, and other sources.
Please read our August 23, 2023 press release here.
[Excerpt of front-page feature article by Cassandra Day, Staff Writer, Middletown Press, Aug. 16, 2023]
MIDDLETOWN — There is a nearly 20-year difference in life expectancy between Black and Asian residents living in Middlesex County, according to the results of a health needs assessment based on race and ethnicity conducted by Middlesex Health.
Black residents experience the lowest average life expectancy in Middlesex County, 77.2 years, and Asians, the highest, 96.6 years, according to the 2022 health report.
Link:
https://www.middletownpress.com/news/article/equity-health-reports-detail-middletown-s-18297608.php
Click on the "Document" link below to download this report.
Sample graphic
Document:
fairfield_county_equity_2023.pdf
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