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.
Document:
DataHaven_GNH_Community_Index_2019.pdf
The Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index report document may be downloaded by clicking on the Document link below. Please see the main report page for details, including new editions of the report (e.g., the Fairfield County Community Wellbeing Index 2023).
Final web-optimized version posted 10/7/19. This replaces a pre-print version that had been posted online 9/25/19.
New: Two national grants to empower residents with local-level data and video storytelling
[Excerpt from front page article in the Sunday 9/8/2019 Stamford Advocate by Ignacio Laguarda, featuring analysis by DataHaven]
[Excerpt from feature article by Kate Farrish, Connecticut Health Investigative Team, featuring analysis of the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey and appearing in the CT Mirror and elsewhere]:
In West Haven, 24% of white residents reported their health as fair or poor, a rate worse than whites statewide and in New Haven.
Fifty miles east, 19% of white New London residents reported feeling depressed or hopeless, higher numbers than statewide and in Bridgeport.
The Newhallville and Dixwell Neighborhood Community Index is a project of neighborhood residents and youth, with support from Inspired Communities Inc and DataHaven staff. Part One includes data and Part Two includes a photovoice project.
[Excerpt from news feature by Steve Hamm, Connecticut Health Investigative Team, appearing in the Middletown Press and elsewhere:
Link:
http://c-hit.org/2019/07/30/prescription-opioids-targeted-connecticuts-most-vulnerable-citizens/
[Excerpt of front-page article by Harrison Connery, with block quote featuring DataHaven by Martha Shanahan, in the Republican-American]
July 5, 2019
WATERBURY — Life expectancy in Connecticut is third in the nation, at 80.8 years, according to data from the Journal of the American Medical Association.
One factor in residents’ longevity is the state’s falling cancer mortality rate, which has fallen by more than 21% over the past decade, good for the second highest rate in the country, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Excerpt from article by David Radcliffe of the Boston Fed staff:
"Racial equity is achieved when one's racial identity has no influence on how one fares in society. As the Working Cities Challenge model has rolled out, we’ve paid increasing attention to the role that race and equity play. Understanding the legacy of race in a particular community helps ground city teams and their plans in the reality of how (and why) cities operate.
Some of our most popular resources for data related to safety include:
1. DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey - a large statewide survey that contains questions on perceptions of neighborhood safety, and experiences of victimization (property and violent crime).
