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  • New RWJF Interactive Tobacco Map Highlights Local Policy Concerns

    For the first time, a new, interactive map [no longer active] from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives policy-makers and advocates a nationwide picture of continuing state efforts on key tobacco control policies.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.

    March 11, 2010

  • New Haven Point-in-Time Survey and Parking Plan Update

    Point-in-time surveys have provided the city with a snapshot of parking utilization, pedestrian counts, and bicyclist counts in downtown New Haven. The report projects future transportation and parking needs, as well as providing suggestions to meet the increased demand.

    March 09, 2010

  • Assessment of Connecticut's Long Term Care System

    This report came out of the idea that long-term care is an important part of the health care system because it will affect nearly everyone at some point in their lives — whether it is because we need services and support ourselves, or we are providing care for someone in need. Blum Shapiro, a firm hired by CRI, conducted the required research and analyzed long-term care providers, recipients, and payers in Connecticut.This is part 1 in a six-part series, "Framework for Connecticut's Fiscal Future."

    March 08, 2010

  • New USDA Atlas Compares Food Environments of U.S. Counties

    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.

    February 26, 2010

  • Step-by-step Guide to Facilitating A Community Health Equity Dialogue

    The Connecticut Association of Directors of Health ran a workshop on "Community Engagement through Facilitated Dialogue." This guide, used by the CADH's teams, was the basis for the workshop.

    February 04, 2010

  • Stop & Shop to open on Whalley Ave. in New Haven

    [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.

    February 02, 2010

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