• Is The Food Bank System Contributing To Health Disparities?

    Connecticut Health Investigative Team    November 8, 2020

    [Excerpt from feature article by Theresa Sullivan Barger, Connecticut Health Investigative Team, appearing in the CT Mirror and elsewhere]: "The nation’s food bank system, created to provide emergency food assistance, fills a chronic need. Still, it may be perpetuating obesity among those facing hunger, concludes a new report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The jump in demand for food caused by the pandemic’s economic fallout amplifies the challenges facing those who serve the hungry.… Read More

  • Wastewater RNA Spike Spurs Covid Concern

    Various    October 28, 2020

    [Recent press coverage - Excerpts] Zahn, Brian. (2020, October 28). Data shows dramatic increase in COVID-19 in New Haven wastewater plant. New Haven Register. https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Data-shows-dramatic-increase-in-...… Read More

  • [Excerpt of feature article by Tom Condon, CT Mirror, 10/12/2020] "In the time now referred to as “pre-COVID,” cities were coming back to life. Young people and some retiring boomers were moving in, here and across the country, enjoying new apartments, restaurants, entertainment venues and transit options. Cities were reclaiming their historic role as the economic and social centers.… Read More

    CT Mirror feature using DataHaven Connecticut data
  • [Excerpt from front-page feature by Alexander Putterman, 9/7/2020] One in five Connecticut residents do not plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19 if a vaccine becomes available, according to a new survey from the nonprofit DataHaven. Sixty-three percent of survey respondents said they would get vaccinated, while 17% said they were not sure.… Read More

  • Reduce the risks of reopening for Black and Latino workers

    CT Mirror Viewpoints    July 31, 2020

    This article by Nathan Kim and Cynthia Farrar discusses the varied implications of economic reopening in Connecticut, as well as a resident-led video produced by DataHaven and Purple States. … Read More

  • This article by Chloe Shawah features an analysis of food insecurity in Connecticut, as well as a resident-led video produced by DataHaven and Purple States. View the full piece at https://ctmirror.org/category/ct-viewpoints/pandemic-highlights-need-for-a-renewed-statewide-focus-on-food-sufficiency/. … Read More

    datahaven food security and anxiety from COVID 19 Reckonings

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