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Public safety concerns in our neighborhoods are legitimate, but 24/7 Wall Street’s “Most Dangerous Cities” ranking is not

admin on 06 4, 2011 | 3 Comments

Public safety concerns in our neighborhoods are legitimate, but 24/7 Wall Street’s “Most Dangerous Cities” ranking is not

The article below appeared as an op-ed in the Sunday, June 5, 2011 New Haven Register, but it is applicable to cities throughout Connecticut and the United States. Please check this page for addition

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New Reports Highlight Potential Policy Solutions to Connecticut Achievement Gap

admin on 01 23, 2011 | 3 Comments

New Reports Highlight Potential Policy Solutions to Connecticut Achievement Gap

Executive Summary: Recent reports released over the past few months focus on the educational system in Connecticut, highlighting challenges facing the state with the largest achievement gap in the nat

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New Haven Streetcar Plan: Public Information Session

admin on 09 8, 2010 | No Comments

New Haven Streetcar Plan: Public Information Session

The City of New Haven invites you to attend a public information session regarding plans for a streetcar in New Haven. The City is proposing to develop a modern streetcar line stitching together thre

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New RWJF Interactive Tobacco Map Highlights Local Policy Concerns

admin on 03 11, 2010 | No Comments

New RWJF Interactive Tobacco Map Highlights Local Policy Concerns

For the first time, a new, interactive map from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gives policy-makers and advocates a nationwide picture of continuing state efforts on key tobacco control policie

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GPS “Mobile Mappers,” Surveys Document Health Equity Issues in New Haven

Mark on 11 2, 2009 | No Comments

GPS

Orange Teams Launch City Health Effort A major initiative to promote chronic disease prevention by focusing on the three risk factors which play a role in more than 70 percent of all U.S. deaths -

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Health Survey of New Haven Residents Seeks to Stem Growing Rates of Chronic Disease

Mark on 09 30, 2009 | No Comments

A press conference to kick off this project is scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2009, at 11 a.m. in City Hall. (New Haven, CT) September 24, 2009.  Residents of six New Haven neighborhoods will b

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