Promoting Health in the Centinela Valley byEliminating the Root Cause of Disease
Jan B. King MD MPHArea Health Office West and South Los AngelesApril 13, 2017
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African American and Latino, South LA
21. http://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/731/docs/RootsRaices_Full_Report_CSII_USC_Final2016_Web_Small.pdf
1970
2010
• Green = African Americans • Brown = Latinos
Gentrification Impacts the Westside of South LA
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1.http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-leimert-park-20170208-story.html
Health StatusCentinela Valley (SPA 6)
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Health Care Access – Health Insurance
96.6 97
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40
60
80
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Percent of insured children
% children ages 0-17 years who are insured
LA County SPA 6
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88.3 82.2
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20
40
60
80
100
Percent of insured adults
% adults ages 18-64 years who are insured
LA County SPA 6
Self Reported Health Status
21.5
30.6
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10
15
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35
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45
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Health Status Fair or Poor
% of adults reporting their health to be fair or poor
LA County SPA 6
6
50% more SPA 6 residents report fair or poor health
Premature Death - Males
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1.http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/dca/data/documents/mortalityrpt13.pdf
Premature Death – Homicide
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10.8
29.7
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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Homicide rate among adolescent and young adults 15-34 years (per 100,000 population)
LAC SPA 6
Nearly 300 (275)% higher for SPA 6
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116.7
147.5
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40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Coronary heart disease death rate (age-adjusted per 100,000 population)
LA County SPA 6
Chronic Disease – Coronary Heart Disease
26% higher for SPA 6
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7.1
8.5
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Death rate due to motor vehicle crashes (age-adjusted per 100,000 population)
LAC SPA 6
Premature Death – Motor Vehicle Crashes
20% higher in SPA 6
9.812.3
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10
15
20
25
30
% adults ever diagnosed with diabetes
LA County SPA 6
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21.9
37.6
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10
20
30
40
Diabetes death rate (age-adjusted per 100,00 population)
LA County SPA 6
Chronic Disease - Diabetes 25% Higher in SPA 6
70% Higher in SPA 6
Trend in Life ExpectancyLos Angeles County, 1991-2013
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82
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'91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13
Life
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ecta
ncy
in Y
ears
75.8
82.1
Age-Adjusted Mortality Rate by Race/Ethnicity in Los Angeles County 1999-2015
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999
2015 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released December, 2016
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SPA 1* SPA 2* SPA 3* SPA 4* SPA 5+ SPA 6 SPA 7+ SPA 8*
Infant Death Rate (per 1,000 live births) and African American Infant Death Rate (per 1,000 African American live births) by SPA
Infant death rate AA infant death rate
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* Data are unstable- Data are suppressed
LA County average – 4.4
* Infant death is death of a child less than one year of age
Infant Death
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1.http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/mch/LACALC/LACALC_InfantStats.htm
Association of Life Expectancy & Economic Hardship in Los Angeles County Cities/Communities, 2006
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Life
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irth
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rs)
Economic Hardship Index
Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology. Life Expectancy in Los Angeles County: How long do we live and why? A Cities and Communities Report. July 2010.
Healthy Community
• Education• Job opportunities• Living wage
• Clean air, soil & water
• Parks & green spaces• to recreate/exercise
• Affordable, safe housing
• Safe water• Healthful food• Transportation• Health care
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Basic Needs Environment
Economic & Social Development
Social Relationships
• Social & civic engagement
• Supportive relationships
Social Determinants of Health
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Lack of Educational Attainment
22.4
41.6
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10
20
30
40
50
LA County SPA 6
% of adults with less than high school education
LA County SPA 6
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10.2
13.6
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10
15
LA County SPA 6
% of adults who are unemployed (and looking for work)
LA County SPA 6
Unemployment
86% higher, nearly double
33% Higher in SPA 6
18.433.6
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40
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100
LA County SPA 6
% of population with household incomes less than 100% of FPL
LA County SPA 6
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Household Poverty
Housing Affordability
• 60% of LA renters are housing burdened paying 30% or more on housing
• 33% of renters spend more than half of their income on housing
34% Higher in SPA 6
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What You Can Do to Address Health Inequities in SPA 6
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Infant Mortality
• Preventing unplanned pregnancy• Home visitation (Nurse Family Partnership)• Maternal access to care • Navigation healthcare system• Ensuring transportation to pre and post natal visits• Emotional support during pregnancy
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Workforce Development: Providing Culturally Responsive Care
– Undoing Racism and Implicit Bias training (from frontline to leadership)
• People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond• Race Forward
– Providing Culturally Competent Care• Special populations
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Patient Experience
Violence Prevention
• Universal School Based Violence Prevention Programs• Early Childhood Home Visitation Programs • Parenting support• Hospital Based Community Violence (Gang) Prevention
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Health Equity
Education• Work to increase high school graduation rates• Safe routes to school• After school academic support (not just extracurricular) • Trauma informed care
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Health Equity
Health Equity Lens
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