Cigna's health equity fund aims to narrow health care access gap in Hartford
CT Public Radio July 24, 2024
[Excerpt of WNPR radio story by Sujata Srinivasan, July 24, 2024] Bloomfield-based Cigna Health Group launched a health equity fund that plans to invest $9 million in communities nationally over the next three years, starting with Hartford. In Hartford, more than a quarter of residents surveyed had asthma. Between 2017 and 2021, Hartford averaged 53 days per year of “poor” air quality or worse. Thirty miles away, during that same period, the town of Stafford averaged “poor” air quality 28 days per year.… Read More
Three New Papers from T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Nishita Dsouza
Columbia University July 23, 2024
Development and validation of statewide survey-based measures of livability in Connecticut Read the paper… Read More
New Report Outlines Challenges of LGBTQIA+ Community in Greater Hartford
CT News Junkie July 23, 2024
[Excerpt of news article by Jamil Ragland, CT News Junkie, July 23, 2024] A new report shows that despite advances in the rights that LGBTQIA+ residents in Greater Hartford enjoy, they still face greater challenges than their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts in areas ranging from financial stability to housing insecurity.… Read More
Uplifting Community: LGBTQ+ Dedicated Funds Across New England
Boston Spirit May 31, 2024
[Excerpt from feature article by Rob Phelps, May 13, 2024] All across New England, LGBTQ+ organizations do amazing, life-affirming, often lifesaving work to support our community. But who’s supporting them? For pro-LGBTQ+ programs and initiatives to survive and thrive, they need support too. Stepping up to offer that support are dedicated funds throughout our six New England states—some based within major philanthropic foundations, others scrappy grassroots orgs themselves, all sharing similar missions to uplift all LGBTQ+ people in our region. [....]… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Answer the Call to Improve Your Community”: DataHaven and Partners Urge Residents to Participate in Landmark Wellbeing Survey of Connecticut Thousands of randomly-selected residents from all 169 Connecticut towns will participate in the 2024 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, the seventh wave of a large survey on happiness and quality of life that has been fielded since 2012… Read More
New maps show CT child tax credit statewide impacts
Public News Service March 25, 2024
[News coverage from Edwin J. Viera, 3/25/24] New data show the impacts of Connecticut's proposed child tax credit. Broken down by town, and state House and Senate districts, 268,000 eligible families would receive $306 million in tax credits. Places like Bridgeport, Hartford, and Waterbury have the largest populations of eligible families. Municipalities across the state could see a 38% return on investment for local economies.… Read More
