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Coronavirus more deadly for Blacks and Hispanics, exposes inequity

[Excerpt from feature article by Bill Cummings, June 26, 2020, featuring data from the new DataHaven publication "Towards Health Equity in Connecticut: The Role of Social Inequality and the Impact of COVID-19"] The coronavirus has been far more deadly for Connecticut’s Black and Hispanic residents than white citizens — and the reasons are exposing decades of economic and health disparity.

June 26, 2020
Study: Coronavirus further exposes racial disparities in CT

[Excerpt from feature article by Justin Papp, June 24, 2020] A new report by New Haven-based DataHaven highlights issues of inequity in the state as they relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, titled “Towards Health Equity in Connecticut,” was released this month and includes information on the coronavirus effect on a variety of populations and based on a series of factors that impact health outcomes.

June 23, 2020
Daily coronavirus updates: New report on health disparities

[Excerpt from Hartford Courant news feature by Emily Brindley, June 19, 2020] [....] In a report released Thursday, New Haven-based nonprofit DataHaven showed that the health disparities made more obvious by COVID-19 have existed since long before the pandemic began.

June 19, 2020
Editorial: Need for jobless benefits has not ended

[Excerpt from Hearst Connecticut Media Editorial Board masthead, June 19, 2020] [....] Federal estimates show the unemployment rate, which skyrocketed at the start of the pandemic, will remain high at least through the end of the year. Thousands of people in Connecticut will remain in need of serious help to make ends meet, and that is not likely to change in the near term.

June 19, 2020
New DataHaven report investigates why discrimination and other social factors lead to a 20-year divide in life expectancy in Connecticut, and how they are compounded by COVID-19

For immediate release -- June 18, 2020 For media: Download this media advisory and an Executive Summary as a PDF:

June 18, 2020
Towards Health Equity in Connecticut

Towards Health Equity in Connecticut: The Role of Social Inequality and the Impact of COVID-19, is a comprehensive new report that summarizes five broad social determinants of health and discusses how various groups of people are affected by their opportunities in each category.

June 18, 2020

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