The fight for a more equal Connecticut begins at home: Re-imagining pandemic housing policy
CT Mirror Viewpoints July 3, 2020
by Numi Katz On June 29, amidst pandemic-induced unemployment and economic uncertainty, the Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration released a sweeping $33 million assistance program for renters, homeowners, and local landlords. Connecticut has been lauded as a national leader in the housing policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read More
New data and resident stories inform Connecticut’s road map for recovery
by Mark Abraham June 26, 2020
[Note: This piece, by DataHaven's Mark Abraham and Aparna Nathan, initially appeared in the Connecticut Mirror.]… Read More
Coronavirus more deadly for Blacks and Hispanics, exposes inequity
Connecticut Post June 26, 2020
[Excerpt from feature article by Bill Cummings, June 26, 2020, featuring data from the new DataHaven publication "Towards Health Equity in Connecticut: The Role of Social Inequality and the Impact of COVID-19"] The coronavirus has been far more deadly for Connecticut’s Black and Hispanic residents than white citizens — and the reasons are exposing decades of economic and health disparity.… Read More
Study: Coronavirus further exposes racial disparities in CT
Hearst Connecticut June 23, 2020
[Excerpt from feature article by Justin Papp, June 24, 2020] A new report by New Haven-based DataHaven highlights issues of inequity in the state as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, titled “Towards Health Equity in Connecticut,” was released this month and includes information on the coronavirus effect on a variety of populations and based on a series of factors that impact health outcomes.… Read More
Daily coronavirus updates: New report on health disparities
Hartford Courant June 19, 2020
[Excerpt from Hartford Courant news feature by Emily Brindley, June 19, 2020] [....] In a report released Thursday, New Haven-based nonprofit DataHaven showed that the health disparities made more obvious by COVID-19 have existed since long before the pandemic began.… Read More
For immediate release -- June 18, 2020 For media: Download this media advisory and an Executive Summary as a PDF: … Read More
