This presentation was delivered at a community safety briefing to show how the public health approach can be used to address community violence. The findings of the Health Equity Alliance Data Workgroup was presented.
The Health Equity Alliance brings together community partners to address the relationship between between social and economic conditions and health outcomes of New Haven residents using the Health Equity Index. This document focuses on the issue of community violence and offersn information and recommendations.
This document builds on the findings of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. It focuses on the role that public health departments play in the mission to address health issues and obstacles to accomplishing this that currently exist.
This report from the New Haven Health Department's Health Equity Alliance outlines the results from surveys conducted to determine social determinants of health. New Haven residents were asked how they envision building a healthier city.
This map of New Haven depicts the varying levels of urban tree canopy (the layer of leaves, branches, and stems of trees that cover the ground when viewed from above) across the city.