The Valley Community Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details (on the main report page, you may also download the report using the blue button).
Oct. 21, 2019
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety
This report is part of an ongoing, 25-year tradition of analyzing the economy, health, and quality of life of the Lower Naugatuck Valley region. The effort has included the 1996 Healthy Valley Report, the 2001 Mt. Auburn Report, the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center Community Health Profile, the 2010 Valley Cares Report, the 2013 Griffin Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment, and the Naugatuck Valley Health District’s 2013-2015 Community Health Improvement Plan.
Oct. 20, 2019
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety
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2019 document notes and errata
Oct. 14, 2019
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety
Excerpt from article by Kelly Kultz, The Hour (Norwalk)
While Fairfield County as a whole often fares better than the state and nation when it comes to quality of life, educational achievements and levels of income are not broken down as evenly. That’s one of the main findings from the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Index 2019 [...].
Sep. 29, 2019
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing
[Excerpt from feature article by Tom Condon, CT Mirror]
A quarter century ago, downtown Hartford was 8/5 rather than 24/7. People drove in for work or UConn games and then headed back to the suburbs. It was hard to even buy a cup of coffee on weekends. That has changed. With 1,500 new apartments completed or in construction, a new UConn branch, new transportation options and minor league baseball, the downtown area is coming back to life. But just blocks from the theaters and elegant restaurants are some of the poorest neighborhoods in the state.
The Greater New Haven Community Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details, including more recent editions of this publication.
Final web-optimized version posted 10/8/19. This replaces a pre-print version that had been posted online 9/25/19.
Sep. 25, 2019
All DataHaven Programs, Community Wellbeing Survey, Civic Vitality, Demographics, Economy, Education, Health, Housing, Public Safety