Valley Updating Community Health Plan
Valley Independent Sentinel August 9, 2016
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Cancer, heart disease top killers in Norwalk
The Hour July 14, 2016
[Excerpt - see full article at http://www.thehour.com/news/article/Cancer-heart-disease-top-killers-in-...By Robert Koch Thursday, July 14, 2016… Read More
DataHaven uses science to paint picture of community
New Haven Register July 5, 2016
[Excerpt - Visit New Haven Register for the full article]To Mark Abraham, executive director of DataHaven, data is not simply information.“Each data point is like one person’s story,” said Abraham, who has led the 25-year-old nonprofit organization since 2009. “So data put together is really putting together everyone’s story in a way that’s scientific.”… Read More
Not Just Sense Of Community: CT Citizens Engaged And Connected
Hartford Courant June 21, 2016
[Excerpt]:Despite its sour economy and squabbling legislators, Connecticut has something other states envy: Residents who connect. They eat dinner together, talk politics, trust their local institutions more than the national average and show other strong signs of healthy social behavior. Every state should be so lucky.… Read More
Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life
Vox June 7, 2016
[Excerpt, from Vox.com, "Living in a poor neighborhood changes everything about your life," by Alvin Chang, June 6, 2016.]… Read More
Yale survey finds New Haven low-income areas feel safer, but health worries remain
New Haven Register May 9, 2016
[Excerpt] "For added context, the review included findings from DataHaven’s Community Wellbeing Survey. This phone survey was taken with more than 16,000 randomly selected adults throughout the state and 800 in the city of New Haven between April and October 2015.… Read More