50 figures, 35 tables, 1 report—learn about the key issues affecting your region.
[Excerpt of feature by Brooke Alviar, Yale Daily News, 11/8/2019. Photo credit: Brooke Alviar]
DataHaven Executive Director Mark Abraham believes in the power of numbers, and in a talk on Wednesday afternoon, he informed the broader Yale New Haven public on how data collection can improve New Haven policymaking.
Link:
https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/11/08/datahaven-director-sheds-light-on-surveying-practices/
PRESS RELEASE
DataHaven
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
City of New Haven
Contact: Mark Abraham, Executive Director, 203-500-7059, info@ctdatahaven.org
DERBY, CT -- While the Valley has a long history of being a close-knit, family-centered region, disparities among its communities present both challenges and opportunities in addressing health and wellness needs. In partnership with Griffin Hospital and the Naugatuck Valley Health District, more than 40 representatives from a range of multi-disciplinary organizations collaborated to examine well-being and socioeconomic data in the Valley.
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).
Document:
DATA14_2019ValleyIndex_WebVersion.pdf
Authored By
Brian Slattery, Shaun McGann, Camille Seaberry, Mark Abraham (DataHaven)
Date
October 10, 2019
Partners
Valley Community Foundation, Griffin Hospital
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.
To download this file, click the "Document" link below. See the main report page for more information, including future editions of this publication.
2019 document notes and errata
[Excerpt from CT Mirror feature article by Mary O'Leary, 10/9/2019]
New Haven — Acuity Brands, with its wraparound view of the city from its 15th-floor home at the Century Tower Building, an engineering staff that is pulling in local talent, and its workers’ appreciation of the lifestyle amenities downtown, is a marketing dream for the city.
Link:
https://ctmirror.org/2019/10/09/can-new-haven-neighborhoods-share-in-downtowns-prosperity/
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 [...].
Link:
https://www.thehour.com/news/article/Report-Socioeconomic-disparities-widening-in-14476404.php
[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.
Link:
https://ctmirror.org/2019/09/19/reviving-cities-must-include-the-excluded/