Newsletter: You are invited to join the Advisory Council for our 2021 statewide survey, new documentary films
by intern@ctdatahaven.org January 26, 2021
You are invited to join the Advisory Council for our 2021 statewide survey! The DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey completed live, in-depth interviews with 34,000 randomly-selected adults in every town in Connecticut in 2015, 2018, and 2020, producing robust local-level data on the issues most relevant to community well-being that are not available from any other public data source. This survey will be fielded again in 2021, with support from public and private partners throughout Connecticut. … Read More
New resident-driven videos showcase health inequities
by intern@ctdatahaven.org January 24, 2021
Three resident-driven documentary films focusing on Hartford, New Haven, and the Lower Naugatuck Valley area of Connecticut were produced by Purple States and DataHaven, and released in January 2021. The films reveal stark differences in life expectancy between neighborhoods and highlight issues such as the opioid crisis, access to healthy food, and heart disease.… Read More
Mini-Documentary Shows The Face Of Hunger In New Haven
https://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/mini-documentary_shows_the_face_of_hunger_in_new_haven/ January 19, 2021
An article in the New Haven Independent discusses DataHaven's new mini-documentary on heart disease and lack of access to healthy foods in New Haven. Read the article here. … Read More
Press coverage of the 2020 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey COVID-19 Response Wave
Various November 17, 2020
This is a summary of press coverage surrounding the release of results from the 2020 DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey COVID-19 Response Wave. Click here for the September 16th press release, background information, and data files.… Read More
Is The Food Bank System Contributing To Health Disparities?
Connecticut Health Investigative Team November 8, 2020
[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.… Read More
Wastewater RNA Spike Spurs Covid Concern
Various October 28, 2020
[Recent press coverage - Excerpts] Zahn, Brian. (2020, October 28). Data shows dramatic increase in COVID-19 in New Haven wastewater plant. New Haven Register. https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Data-shows-dramatic-increase-in-...… Read More
