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  • Rural Health in Connecticut: A Comprehensive Review of Social Determinants, Community Resources, Health Outcomes, and Wellbeing (PDF)

    This 2022 report is an update and expansion upon “An Assessment of Rural Health in Connecticut: Overview, Obstacles, and Opportunities”—the previous rural health assessment completed in 2015.

    Oct. 26, 2022

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety

  • Food Insecurity Doubles For Families With Children

    [Excerpt of article by Christine Stuart, 9/27/22] The U.S. Census Bureau announced last week that the federal child tax credit contributed to a decline in child poverty and a new survey from DataHaven and Siena College Research Institute found that since its expiration food insecurity for families with children has nearly doubled. 

    Sep. 29, 2022

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy, Health

  • Food insecurity in CT higher this year amid inflation, expiration of child tax credit, survey shows

    [Excerpt of front page news feature by Alex Putterman, 9/19/2022 across all Hearst CT newspapers] Food insecurity in Connecticut has increased in 2022, new survey data shows, amid a rise in inflation and the expiration of federal benefits such as last year's enhanced child tax credit.

    Sep. 20, 2022

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy, Health

  • DataHaven survey finds food insecurity nearly doubled in Connecticut in 2022

    Update: The 2022 statewide data crosstab is posted here. PRESS RELEASE - SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

    Sep. 16, 2022

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy

  • 2020 DataHaven Community Profile Dataset

    This is a CSV (raw data) file with the state, county, and town-level data used in our community profile pages, updated with 2020 5-year ACS data (released by Census Bureau in December 2021). For Connecticut counties and select Connecticut towns, the dataset also contains a small number of estimates from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey. Please refer to the survey page for full crosstabs and results. The CSV may be downloaded using the "Document" link below.

    Jun. 6, 2022

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety

  • Food is Medicine: The Essential Connection Between Food Security and Health

    [Excerpt of article by Nancy Trout, MD, MPH] For more than two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought devastating loss along with political, economic and social disruption to our nation. While we no longer see televised images of snaking lines of cars containing food insecure families lined up for assistance, food and nutrition insecurity rates remain high. As we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis, we must look for opportunities to change structures and policies to promote food justice. Access to nutritious food must be viewed as a fundamental human right. [....]

    Apr. 1, 2022

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Health

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