Newsletter: 2016-2017 program update and press coverage of our multi-sector work
by Mark Abraham April 19, 2017
Our semi-annual newsletter is out! Contact us to be added to the distribution list, and click here to view the newsletter in its original format: conta.cc/2pPL74R New Report and Data Viewer: Merging 500 Cities and Connecticut Data on Health Equity … Read More
New Report Challenges Business Community Perception of Connecticut Economy
CT News Junkie April 12, 2017
[Excerpt from reporting by Christine Stuart. Please click the link to read the complete article.]… Read More
Data in Fairfield County Wellbeing Index surprises some residents
Danbury News Times April 5, 2017
[Excerpt - Please see article for full text] By Chris Bosak With new data shining a light on systemic inequalities in Fairfield County... what can be done to address the issues? That was a major theme of a conversation regarding the results of the Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2016 presented Tuesday evening by Fairfield County's Community Foundation at Danbury Library....… Read More
Unemployment rate for youth in cities still too high, experts say
Danbury News Times March 19, 2017
[Excerpt] By Chris Bosak, Sunday, March 19, 2017 State employment numbers released March 10 by the Department of Labor point to an improving job market, but younger Connecticut residents, especially those in cities, are not celebrating.… Read More
Connecticut Bets on Arts, Entrepreneurship for Equity
Next City March 15, 2017
[Excerpt] By Johnny Magdaleno The arts are often seen as a pastime of elites. Indeed, in cities like Hartford, Connecticut, people with college degrees, or those who make more than $100,000 a year, are more likely [according to the 2015 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey] to take advantage of their local museum or concert hall than those who make less or didn’t finish college.… Read More
A Citywide Health Check-up, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
CT News Junkie March 2, 2017
By Camille Seaberry [Excerpt] Take a close look at the neighborhood-by-neighborhood data from the 500 Cities project, a new collaboration by the CDC, the CDC Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, which shows us both successes and disparities in the health of Connecticut cities. … Read More
