Authored By

Brian Slattery, Shaun McGann, Camille Seaberry, Mark Abraham (DataHaven)

Date

October 10, 2019

Partners

Valley Community Foundation, Griffin Hospital

This report is part of an ongoing, 25-year tradition of analyzing the economy, health, and quality of life of the Lower Naugatuck Valley region. The effort has included the 1996 Healthy Valley Report, the 2001 Mt. Auburn Report, the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center Community Health Profile, the 2010 Valley Cares Report, the 2013 Griffin Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment, and the Naugatuck Valley Health District’s 2013-2015 Community Health Improvement Plan.

CT Mirror Sep. 27, 2019 Comments

[Excerpt from feature article by Tom Condon, CT Mirror] 

A quarter century ago, downtown Hartford was 8/5 rather than 24/7. People drove in for work or UConn games and then headed back to the suburbs. It was hard to even buy a cup of coffee on weekends. That has changed. With 1,500 new apartments completed or in construction, a new UConn branch, new transportation options and minor league baseball, the downtown area is coming back to life. But just blocks from the theaters and elegant restaurants are some of the poorest neighborhoods in the state.

Link:
https://ctmirror.org/2019/09/19/reviving-cities-must-include-the-excluded/

The Greater New Haven Community Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details, including more recent editions of this publication.

Final web-optimized version posted 10/8/19. This replaces a pre-print version that had been posted online 9/25/19.

More Information

Document:
DataHaven_GNH_Community_Index_2019.pdf

The Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details, including new editions of the report (e.g., the Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2023).

Final web-optimized version posted 10/7/19. This replaces a pre-print version that had been posted online 9/25/19.

More Information

Document:
DataHaven_FairfieldCounty_Community_Wellbeing_Index_2019.pdf

by Mark Abraham Sep. 22, 2019 Comments

New: Two national grants to empower residents with local-level data and video storytelling

Connecticut Health Investigative Team Sep. 3, 2019 Comments

[Excerpt from feature article by Kate Farrish, Connecticut Health Investigative Team, featuring analysis of the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey and appearing in the CT Mirror and elsewhere]:

In West Haven, 24% of white residents reported their health as fair or poor, a rate worse than whites statewide and in New Haven.

Fifty miles east, 19% of white New London residents reported feeling depressed or hopeless, higher numbers than statewide and in Bridgeport.

Link:
http://c-hit.org/2019/08/27/whites-living-in-midsize-cities-report-poor-health-compared-to-counterparts-in-urban-centers-survey-shows/

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