Report: Socioeconomic disparities widening in Fairfield County
The Hour (Norwalk) September 29, 2019
Excerpt from article by Kelly Kultz, The Hour (Norwalk) While Fairfield County as a whole often fares better than the state and nation when it comes to quality of life, educational achievements and levels of income are not broken down as evenly. That’s one of the main findings from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Index 2019 [...].… Read More
Newsletter: DataHaven receives three national awards
by Mark Abraham September 22, 2019
New: Two national grants to empower residents with local-level data and video storytelling … Read More
Life expectancy in Stamford differs greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood
Stamford Advocate September 9, 2019
[Excerpt from front page article in the Sunday 9/8/2019 Stamford Advocate by Ignacio Laguarda, featuring analysis by DataHaven] … Read More
Whites In Midsize Cities Report Poor Health Compared To Counterparts In Urban Centers
Connecticut Health Investigative Team September 3, 2019
[Excerpt from feature article by Kate Farrish, Connecticut Health Investigative Team, featuring analysis of the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey and appearing in the CT Mirror and elsewhere]: In West Haven, 24% of white residents reported their health as fair or poor, a rate worse than whites statewide and in New Haven. Fifty miles east, 19% of white New London residents reported feeling depressed or hopeless, higher numbers than statewide and in Bridgeport.… Read More
Prescription opioids targeted Connecticut's most vulnerable residents
Connecticut Health Investigative Team July 31, 2019
[Excerpt from news feature by Steve Hamm, Connecticut Health Investigative Team, appearing in the Middletown Press and elsewhere: … Read More
Data: Connecticut ranks high in life expectancy, cancer survival rates
Waterbury Republican-American July 8, 2019
[Excerpt of front-page article by Harrison Connery, with block quote featuring DataHaven by Martha Shanahan, in the Republican-American] July 5, 2019 WATERBURY — Life expectancy in Connecticut is third in the nation, at 80.8 years, according to data from the Journal of the American Medical Association. One factor in residents’ longevity is the state’s falling cancer mortality rate, which has fallen by more than 21% over the past decade, good for the second highest rate in the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.… Read More
