Report Raises Tough Questions For The Valley
Valley Independent Sentinel November 21, 2016
Excerpt:What can be done to retain Derby families who are struggling to stay in the city? Why are the asthma rates so high in Ansonia and Derby? By the year 2025, the Valley’s senior citizen population is expected to have grown by 102 percent since 1990. But will those seniors be able to live in their homes? Will there be a support system to help them? What will they need?… Read More
Newsletter: Be the first to see groundbreaking new data about Connecticut neighborhoods
by Mark Abraham October 24, 2016
The following content is adapted from our semi-annual email newsletter. A test data viewer is also embedded below. Contact us to be added to our distribution list. What did analysis of millions of data points and interviews with tens of thousands of area residents have to say about Connecticut? Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2016 … Read More
Regional health needs, survey results discussed at community forum
Southington Observer September 22, 2016
Excerpt from September 22, 2016 article by Jen Cardines:The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB), the Hospital for Special Care, and the Hospital of Central Connecticut hosted a community health needs forum and exchange on Tuesday, Sept. 13 to discuss the results from a recent community survey. CFGNB program and scholarship associate Kaylah Smith said, “This is a collaborative effort to get information out into the community.”… Read More
Dependence on smartphones may challenge Connecticut job seekers
by Anonymous July 20, 2016
Note: This article, by DataHaven intern Emma Zehner, originally appeared in the New Haven Register. You may view it there at http://www.nhregister.com/technology/20160720/dependence-on-smartphones-....… Read More
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
