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Community Health Councils Los Angeles, CA

Using data to close the racial health equity gap. Community Health Councils Los Angeles, CA. Knowledge for Equity Conference (K4E) November 13, 2012 Breanna Morrison, MPL CHC Policy Analyst. Community Health Councils.

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Community Health Councils Los Angeles, CA

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  1. Using data to close the racial health equity gap Community Health Councils Los Angeles, CA Knowledge for Equity Conference (K4E) November 13, 2012 Breanna Morrison, MPL CHC Policy Analyst

  2. Community Health Councils A non-profit, community based health policy and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health of underserved communities.

  3. Community Health Councils Policy Areas

  4. CHC Model for Social Change

  5. Quantifying health inequity The Reality of Racial Ethnic Health Disparities

  6. DEMOGRAPHCS BY AREA OF COMPARISON

  7. Target and Contrast Areas

  8. Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology. Key Indicators of Health by Service Planning Area; June 2009.

  9. Life Expectancy by Council District

  10. What are the Drivers • Housing segregation • Lack of regulatory oversight and planning • Discriminatory corporate and financial practices • Public and private divestment • Public policy • Tax and fiscal policy

  11. The role of data in changing the environment MOVING TOWARDS EQUITY

  12. Inequities in the Built environment

  13. Food Retail resources South LA West LA

  14. Connecting the Built Environment to Health Poor Access to Physical Activity Obesity Diabetes High Cholesterol Heart Disease Cancer Built Environment Low Access to Healthy Food Exposure to Hazardous Substance

  15. REGULATION OF FAST FOOD RESTUARANTS IN SOUTH LA • 2010 General Plan Amendment prohibits a new fast food restaurant within a 1/2 mile radius, or 2, 640 linear feet, from any existing Fast Food Restaurant. • Ordinances Proposed in 2012 Community Plan Update • No more than one (1) establishment permitted within a ¼ mile radius of another free standing establishment” (CPIO sub-districts) • “Prohibits…all new free standing fast food establishments seeking to locate directly adjacent, across a street, alley or intersection from a public elementary, middle or high school, including charter and magnet schools” (CPIO sub-districts) • Drive through fast food establishments shall be limited to a maximum of 1 within a 750 foot radius of an existing free standing fast food use” (Crenshaw Specific Plan Amendment)

  16. Impact: Progress towards health equity

  17. Impact: progress towards equity

  18. The role of data in changing healthcare resources Moving Towards Equity

  19. Inequities in the healthcare resource environment

  20. Inequity in public policy • 1995 LA County closes 33 county primary care clinics • Establishes contracts with Community Clinics to provide care for uninsured • Allocation of Contracts: • $27.12 per uninsured patient in South Los Angeles • $34.05 per uninsured patient in West Los Angeles

  21. MODEL IN Action: Community Assessments Disparities in Infant Mortality Figure 1:Infant Mortality Rates over time in SPA 6 vs All SPAs Except 6 and SPA 5 Figure 2: Rate of Low Birth Weight (>2500) Neonates Over Time in SPA 6 vs. All SPAs Except 6 and SPA 5 Data Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health: Title V Perinatal Indicators (2009); Modified to emphasize South Los Angeles The Problem

  22. LESSONS LEARNEDOUTCOMES & SUCCESS

  23. What can community achieve

  24. Community Health Councils Lark Galloway-Gilliam, Executive Director Breanna Morrison, Policy Analyst 3731 Stocker Street, Suite 201 Los Angeles, CA 90008 323.295.9372 www.chc-inc.org THANK YOU

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