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  • New resident-driven videos showcase health inequities

    Three resident-driven documentary films focusing on Hartford, New Haven, and the Lower Naugatuck Valley area of Connecticut were produced by Purple States and DataHaven, and released in January 2021. The films reveal stark differences in life expectancy between neighborhoods and highlight issues such as the opioid crisis, access to healthy food, and heart disease.

    Jan. 24, 2021

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

  • Mini-Documentary Shows The Face Of Hunger In New Haven

    An article in the New Haven Independent discusses DataHaven's new mini-documentary on heart disease and lack of access to healthy foods in New Haven. Read the article here.

    Jan. 19, 2021

    Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy, Health, Housing

  • Powering Healthy Lives in Connecticut

    Videos and Films Local Data Analysis About the Project

    Jan. 15, 2021

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

  • Press coverage of the 2020 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey COVID-19 Response Wave

    This is a summary of press coverage surrounding the release of results from the 2020 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey COVID-19 Response Wave. Click here for the September 16th press release, background information, and data files.

    Nov. 17, 2020

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

  • Is The Food Bank System Contributing To Health Disparities?

    [Excerpt from feature article by Theresa Sullivan Barger, Connecticut Health Investigative Team, appearing in the CT Mirror and elsewhere]: "The nation’s food bank system, created to provide emergency food assistance, fills a chronic need. Still, it may be perpetuating obesity among those facing hunger, concludes a new report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity. The jump in demand for food caused by the pandemic’s economic fallout amplifies the challenges facing those who serve the hungry.

    Nov. 8, 2020

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Health

  • Cities need a better deal as Connecticut digs out of pandemic slump

    [Excerpt of feature article by Tom Condon, CT Mirror, 10/12/2020] "In the time now referred to as “pre-COVID,” cities were coming back to life. Young people and some retiring boomers were moving in, here and across the country, enjoying new apartments, restaurants, entertainment venues and transit options. Cities were reclaiming their historic role as the economic and social centers.

    Oct. 13, 2020

    All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Economy, Health

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