Community Wellbeing Survey Shows that Greater New Haven Residents Have Much to Celebrate; Sets Sights on Shared Goals
by Mark Abraham January 18, 2013
Note: Please visit our site for more information on the survey, including downloadable reports and results.… Read More
DataHaven Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Greater New Haven; Community Wellbeing Survey Seeks to Measure Local Quality of Life
by Mark Abraham September 4, 2012
DataHaven Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Greater New Haven; Community Wellbeing Survey Seeks to Measure Local Quality of Life(New Haven, CT) August 28, 2012: Beginning in September and continuing through October, more than 1,300 adults living throughout Greater New Haven will be interviewed by phone about wellbeing within their community.… Read More
Post-Shaw’s Food Search Begins
New Haven Independent March 31, 2010
[Excerpt] At the last community meeting, attendants filled out a survey about their shopping habits and needs. The survey also circulated in neighborhoods and on the web. More than 2,000 people have responded so far.… Read More
New RWJF Interactive Tobacco Map Highlights Local Policy Concerns
by Mark Abraham March 11, 2010
For the first time, a new, interactive map [no longer active] from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives policy-makers and advocates a nationwide picture of continuing state efforts on key tobacco control policies. The interactive map is a wealth of information on policies related to tobacco control, cigarette taxes and prevention spending, and also features key data points about mortality, consumer behavior and public health.… Read More
New USDA Atlas Compares Food Environments of U.S. Counties
by Mark Abraham February 26, 2010
Your Food Environment Atlas is an online mapping tool that assembles statistics on food environment indicators and provides a spatial overview of a community's ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so. The atlas was developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, with support from federal agencies, academia, and the private sector.… Read More
Stop & Shop to open on Whalley Ave. in New Haven
New Haven Register February 2, 2010
[Excerpt] The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. Tuesday closed the deal with SuperValu, parent company of Shaw's Supermarkets, to take over the remaining eight years on Shaw's lease for the 150 Whalley Ave. site at Dwight Place.… Read More