[Excerpt from full news article] Updated population projections released by the Connecticut State Data Center at the University of Connecticut predicted slow growth overall, but with interior cities such as New Haven experiencing comparatively faster growth.
Link:
http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2017/09/18/elm-city-growth-exception-to-cts-slow-growth/
Often, we receive general questions about collecing and using local data, or creating a system for doing so. The resources listed here are intended to provide guidance in this area.
1. Connecticut Open Data Guides
[Excerpt] “Transportation is a civil rights issue,” Mayor Toni Harp announced at a public meeting in January 2014. “It’s an economic development issue. It’s a jobs issue.” The data agrees.
Link:
http://www.thenewjournalatyale.com/2017/09/the-hub-of-the-wheel/
[Excerpt from full radio segment]
"A Connecticut foundation says economic inequality is creating stark disparities in education and employment opportunities for young people across Fairfield County.
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation has tracked this trend through its Community Wellbeing Index, which it created with DataHaven.
Link:
http://wshu.org/post/fairfield-foundation-hopes-steer-vulnerable-youth-path-opportunity
[Note: This article/op-ed was originally posted in the New Haven Independent on September 5, 2017. http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/data_haven/]
by CAMILLE SEABERRY & MARK ABRAHAM
This is a comprehensive report about the impact of opiates on Northwest Connecticut (Litchfield County) and the state as a whole. It includes Connecticut data from a variety of sources including CTDPH, DMHAS, and area hospitals.
According to the report, in 2012, there were 357 accidental overdose/ intoxication deaths in Connecticut. By 2015, that number more than doubled to 723 deaths. In 2016, there were 917 deaths.
Document:
Opioid Report NWCT 2017.pdf
Camille Seaberry, Mark Abraham
July 07, 2017
[Excerpt - please visit link for radio interview recording]
Link:
http://wshu.org/post/wellbeing-index-measures-health-and-happiness-fairfield-county
[Excerpt from magazine feature]
Link:
http://ymm.yale.edu/spring2017/features/feature/303369/
Guilford Community Foundation, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, and DataHaven
June 06, 2017
Guilford Community Foundation, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Update, September 2021: For more recent data, please also refer to our Connecticut Town Equity Reports.
