Equity and well-being reports detail Middletown's standings against state, county
Middletown Press August 21, 2023
[Excerpt of front-page feature article by Cassandra Day, Staff Writer, Middletown Press, Aug. 16, 2023] MIDDLETOWN — There is a nearly 20-year difference in life expectancy between Black and Asian residents living in Middlesex County, according to the results of a health needs assessment based on race and ethnicity conducted by Middlesex Health. Black residents experience the lowest average life expectancy in Middlesex County, 77.2 years, and Asians, the highest, 96.6 years, according to the 2022 health report.… Read More
2023 Equity Reports for all 169 CT Towns, Join our statewide Advisory Council
by Mark Abraham August 10, 2023
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More than 4 in 5 CT adults satisfied where they live, but town-by-town breakdown reveals divide
Hearst Connecticut Media Group August 8, 2023
[Excerpt of feature article in Hearst CT newspapers, August 2, 2023, by Alex Putterman] … Read More
All Hamden kids can get free meals this summer. The school year is a different story.
New Haven Register June 21, 2023
[Excerpt from news feature by Meghan Friedmann, New Haven Register, June 21, 2023] HAMDEN – Free meals for Hamden kids will help families facing food insecurity get through the summer, but with pandemic-era relief programs ending, uncertainty over who will qualify for free and reduced-price meals surrounds the coming school year. The summer meals program, which provides free breakfast and lunch on weekdays until Aug. 20, is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, according to a release from Hamden Public Schools.… Read More
Housing discrimination increases asthma symptoms in children, study finds
CT Public Radio June 9, 2023
[Excerpt from news reporting by Sujata Srinivasan, June 9, 2023] A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows that housing discrimination exacerbates asthma symptoms in children. [....]… Read More
Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live
Associated Press May 23, 2023
[Excerpt from feature article by Kat Stafford, in Associated Press and major newspapers, as part of "From Birth to Death" series, May 23, 2023] [....] "Black children are more likely to have asthma than kids of any other race in America. They're more likely to live near polluting plants, and in rental housing with mold and other triggers, because of racist housing laws in the nation's past. Their asthma often is more severe and less likely to be controlled, because of poor medical care and mistrust of doctors.… Read More
