March 02, 2020

CT Schools Start Time Among Earliest in U.S., Science Indicates Later is Better; Legislature Considers Study to be Due Next January

March 02, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

According to the most recent national data, the average time that Connecticut high schools begin each morning is among the earliest in the nation – as increasing volumes of scientific data indicate that a later start is better for students health and performance in the classroom. The state legislature’s Education Committee will conduct a public hearing on Friday, March 6 on a proposal to study the issue of school start times.

February 24, 2020

Proposal Would Eliminate Requirement to Report School Bullying Incidents to State

February 24, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The state legislature is considering a proposal that would “eliminate the requirement that each school under the jurisdiction of a local or regional board of education annually report the number of verified acts of bullying in such school to the Department of Education.” There were more than 550 bullying incidents reported in Connecticut schools in the last academic year.

February 23, 2020

Legislature Considers Free Swimming Lessons for Children Under Age 18

February 23, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Helping children learn to swim is what experts consider to be among the “very top strategies to reduce drowning emergencies and fatalities. The Connecticut legislature is currently considering legislation that would establish a program to provide free swimming lessons to individuals under the age of 18.

February 09, 2020

Needs of People with Rare Diseases to be in the Spotlight with Leap Year Observance

February 09, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

2020 is a leap year, which brings an extra day to the calendar at the end of this month and a singular observance. The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), with headquarters in Danbury, is the Official U.S. Sponsor of Rare Disease Day, which will be marked in Connecticut and around the country on and around Saturday, February 29.

February 06, 2020

CT Has 5th Best Dental Health in the US, Analysis Finds

February 06, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut is ranked 1st in lowest sugary beverage consumption, 1st in adults with lowest oral pain, and 1st in adults who visited a dentist, a new analysis finds. Cause and effect?

January 26, 2020

Youth Suffering From Trauma Benefit From EMDR Therapy in Community Mental Health Settings, Study Shows

January 26, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

A study by The Village for Families & Children and Yale University School of Medicine Consultation Center demonstrates that a recognized psychotherapy technique originally developed to help war veterans is also helping at-risk children and adolescents in Connecticut process the trauma they’ve experienced from sexual or emotional abuse, loss or separation and domestic or community violence.

January 20, 2020

Want to Live Longer? Visit an Art Gallery, Frequent a Museum, Go to the Theater and Attend a Concert

January 20, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Researchers followed thousands of people 50 and older over a 14-year period discovered that those who went to a museum or attended a concert just once or twice a year were 14 percent less likely to die during that period than those who didn’t.

January 20, 2020

CT is Nation’s 4th Healthiest State, Analysis Shows

January 20, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut ranks as the fourth healthiest state in the nation, according to the latest United Health Foundation’s 30th edition of its annual America's Health Rankings Annual Report. It is the longest-running state-by-state analysis of the nation's health.

January 15, 2020

Suicide Rate Continues to Climb Nationally; CT Has 6th Lowest Rate Among States

January 15, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut’s suicide rate of 10.46 was among the sixth lowest in the nation, based on 2017 data, the most recent state-by-state comparison available. There were 405 suicide deaths in Connecticut.

January 13, 2020

Hartford Healthcare to Pilot Global Innovations in Home-care Technology in Partnership with Upward Labs and Connecticut Innovations

January 13, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The growing aging population in Connecticut and beyond is increasingly becoming the driving force behind innovation and new enterprises in Hartford. That momentum was given a strong nudge forward with the announcement of new homegrown partnership.