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  • Study will track economic benefits of racial equity in Fairfield County

    [Radio news report by Molly Ingram, WSHU, 2/26/24] A year-long study led by the Fairfield County Community Foundation (FCCF) will look into the economic benefits of racial equity. The first-of-its-kind study, called the “upside of equity,” will be done in collaboration with DataHaven and the Urban Institute. FCCF President and CEO Mendi Blue-Paca said the study will be used to inform more equitable policy.

    Feb. 26, 2024

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  • About half of Connecticut's population was born here. Here's where the rest of us are from.

    [Excerpt of feature article by Taylor Johnston, Alejandra Arevalo and Nami Sumida, 2/16/24] Nearly half of Connecticut's adult population was born within the state's borders, according to recently released Census data collected in 2022. That part of the picture has remained relatively steady for decades. But over the past two decades, the state has seen a slow but steady increase in the number of residents born abroad. In 2022, the share of Connecticut adults who were born in the state was 47%, down about two percentage points from 2010, when the share was 49%.

    Feb. 16, 2024

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  • Quinnipiack Valley Health District Community Health Assessment 2023

    The Quinnipiack Valley Health District (QVHD) serves the towns of Hamden, North Haven, Woodbridge, and Bethany in Connecticut. This community health assessment, created by DataHaven in partnership with QVHD and published in December 2023, is designed to help partners and residents better understand the status of health—physical, mental, and environmental—in the QVHD communities. More information is available at the QVHD website.

    Jan. 26, 2024

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

  • Quinnipiack Valley Health District Community Health Assessment 2023 (PDF)

    Please see the main report page for more information. Note: The file was updated in April 2025 with changes to one section of the report. An errata notice regarding the change is included on page 9.

    Jan. 26, 2024

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  • YWCA Greenwich Panel Talk Equity and Accessibility in Greenwich in Honor of Martin Luther King

    [Excerpt of feature article by Leslie Yager, Greenwich Free Press, 1/21/24. More photos are available in the article] Thursday night’s “Bending the Arc” panel discussion at the YWCA Greenwich focused on inequity and access in Greenwich. YWCA Greenwich CEO Mary Lee Kiernan quoted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s words from a speech given at the National Cathedral on March 31, 1968 when he said, “We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.”

    Jan. 25, 2024

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  • Wallingford Health Department Community Health Assessment 2023

    The Wallingford Health Department (WHD) serves the town of Wallingford, Connecticut. This community health assessment, created by DataHaven in partnership with WHD and published in December 2023, is designed to help partners and residents better understand the status of health—physical, mental, and environmental—in the Wallingford community.  More information is available at the Wallingford Health Department website. 

    Dec. 15, 2023

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