Is Immigration Good for the U.S. Economy?
New England News Collaborative July 2, 2018
An article and New England-wide public radio story, produced by New England News Collaborative, featuring many charts and maps from DataHaven. View the full story and listen to interviews at https://nenc.news/is-immigration-good-for-the-us-economy/. Excerpt:… Read More
New Haven–Hartford rail line opens for business
Yale Daily News June 22, 2018
[Excerpt] "The much-anticipated CTrail Hartford Line opened its regular service this week, giving residents an alternative route through central Connecticut and beyond. Stations along the Hartford line are in Springfield, Massachusetts, Windsor Locks, Windsor, Hartford, Berlin, Meriden, Wallingford and New Haven.… Read More
Yale study: Surprising factors play role in wellness
The Hour May 24, 2018
[Excerpt from The Hour, article by Amanda Cuda, Wednesday, May 23] It’s common knowledge that where people lives affects their health. The idea that economic status, education level and access to health care all factor into people’s well-being is now accepted as more or less fact by most. But a new study led by researchers from Yale University shows that other aspects of where people live could have a bearing on their health — things that might not have been previously associated with wellness, such as racial diversity.… Read More
Pick up the phone, DataHaven well-being survey is underway
New Haven Register May 16, 2018
[Excerpt from New Haven Register, May 15, 2018 in Section A by Clare Dignan] NEW HAVEN—People should be prepared to pick up their phones, because DataHaven wants to know how happy they are and whether their government is responsive. The local nonprofit’s Community Wellbeing Survey is underway collecting data from neighborhoods about their health, happiness, employment and more. More 15,000 randomly-selected adults in every town in Connecticut will participate in live, in-depth interviews to paint a detailed picture of local life.… Read More
[Excerpt from NYU Langone article] NEW YORK, May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health is holding a conference on May 21, 2018, about how the healthcare and public health sectors can work with other partners in leveraging data science to advance health outcomes and health equity.… Read More
New data stories on Connecticut housing
by Mark Abraham May 3, 2018
In case you missed these new articles from DataHaven: New data on evictions in Connecticut cities, large and small Did you know that some Connecticut cities and towns have among the highest eviction rates in the nation? Read our article & maps on newly-released national evictions data published in last Sunday's Connecticut Mirror: https://ctviewpoints.org/2018/04/22/connecticuts-eviction-rate-slightly-higher-than-average/… Read More
