Pick up the phone, DataHaven well-being survey is underway
New Haven Register May 16, 2018
[Excerpt from New Haven Register, May 15, 2018 in Section A by Clare Dignan] NEW HAVEN—People should be prepared to pick up their phones, because DataHaven wants to know how happy they are and whether their government is responsive. The local nonprofit’s Community Wellbeing Survey is underway collecting data from neighborhoods about their health, happiness, employment and more. More 15,000 randomly-selected adults in every town in Connecticut will participate in live, in-depth interviews to paint a detailed picture of local life.… Read More
[Excerpt from NYU Langone article] NEW YORK, May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health is holding a conference on May 21, 2018, about how the healthcare and public health sectors can work with other partners in leveraging data science to advance health outcomes and health equity.… Read More
New data stories on Connecticut housing
by Mark Abraham May 3, 2018
In case you missed these new articles from DataHaven: New data on evictions in Connecticut cities, large and small Did you know that some Connecticut cities and towns have among the highest eviction rates in the nation? Read our article & maps on newly-released national evictions data published in last Sunday's Connecticut Mirror: https://ctviewpoints.org/2018/04/22/connecticuts-eviction-rate-slightly-higher-than-average/… Read More
Cities across U.S. using New Haven-made app to reach residents
Connecticut Post April 16, 2018
[Excerpt from 4/16/18 Connecticut Post article by Dan Haar] When I met Ben Berkowitz in a New Haven cafe to talk about the SeeClickFix platform his company developed, I figured we’d walk around the neighborhood so I could see how the app worked. The app guides users to report problems such as broken curbs and illegal dumping to a city or town. The municipality, in this case New Haven, can then communicate back to users through email directed by the app. ....… Read More
DataHaven to launch well-being survey
Yale Daily News April 2, 2018
[Excerpt from 3/29/18 Yale Daily News article by Ruiyan Wang] In the coming months, over 15,000 Connecticut residents will be asked about their health, happiness and quality of life — three focal points of DataHaven’s 2018 Community Wellbeing Survey.… Read More
Fairfield County groups call on residents to participate in Community Wellbeing Survey
Danbury News Times March 23, 2018
[Excerpt from Danbury News Times article by Zach Murdock] A slew of local governments and organizations across Fairfield County are participating in this year’s Community Wellbeing Survey by nonprofit DataHaven.… Read More
