This report was released in December 2020. From the Introduction / About the Report page (page 4):

The Connecticut Department of Housing, together with Regional Plan Association and partners across the state, have worked together to create this guidebook to help municipalities develop their local affordable housing plans, as required by state statute § 8-30j.

While § 8-30j requires all towns to create an affordable housing plan by spring 2022, it doesn’t specify what should be included, leaving many local communities with questions, like:

Document:
AHPP-Guidebook_RPA_120120.pdf

Connecticut Health Investigative Team Nov. 8, 2020 Comments

[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.

Link:
http://c-hit.org/2020/11/02/is-food-bank-system-contributing-to-health-disparities/

Connecticut Mirror Oct. 13, 2020 Comments

[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.

Link:
https://ctmirror.org/2020/10/12/cities-now-need-a-better-deal-as-connecticut-digs-out-of-pandemic-slump/

by intern@ctdatahaven.org Sep. 22, 2020 Comments

New DataHaven survey provides reliable information to help Connecticut communities understand the impacts of COVID-19

Click here for the full announcement and survey results.

See news and broadcast coverage of survey results from the front pages of the Connecticut Mirror, Hartford Courant, and other outlets here.

From the report introduction:

"This report, [prepared for CT Office of Health Strategy], accompanies the release of the Connecticut Self-Sufficiency Standard for 2019. It offers detailed data and analysis to help shape policies in Connecticut that support families. These data are also the building blocks of a new Connecticut HealthCare Affordability Standard that will be released in 2020."

"The report addresses several questions:

Document:
CT2019_Demo_20191017.pdf

by Mark Abraham Sep. 16, 2020 Comments

Click here to view this press release in its original format (with citations and graphics) and download crosstabs with survey results.

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 16, 2020

New DataHaven survey provides reliable information to help Connecticut communities understand the impacts of COVID-19

Hartford Courant Sep. 8, 2020 Comments

[Excerpt from front-page feature by Alexander Putterman, 9/7/2020]

One in five Connecticut residents do not plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19 if a vaccine becomes available, according to a new survey from the nonprofit DataHaven.

Sixty-three percent of survey respondents said they would get vaccinated, while 17% said they were not sure.

Link:
https://www.courant.com/coronavirus/hc-news-coronavirus-survey-mask-wearing-trust-vaccine-20200906-rltfsj6gojd37o2jchjnlympm4-story.html

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