Addressing the Social Determinants of Health through the Alameda County, California, Place Matters Policy Initiative
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: In Alameda County, California, significant health inequities by race/ethnicity, income, and place persist. Many of the county's low-income residents and residents of color live in communities that have faced historical and current disinvestment through public policies. This disinvestment affects community conditions such as access to economic opportunities, well-maintained and affordable housing, high-quality schools, healthy food, safe parks, and clean water and air. These community conditions greatly affect health. At the invitation of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' national Place Matters initiative, Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson's Office and the Alameda County Public Health Department launched Alameda County Place Matters, an initiative that addresses community conditions through local policy change. We describe the initiative's creation, activities, policy successes, and best practices.
Source: Public Health Reports
Authors: Katherine Schaff, Alexandra Desautels, Rebecca Flournoy, Keith Carson, Teresa Drenick, Darlene Fujii, Anna Lee, Jessica Luginbuhl, Mona Mena, Amy Shrago, Anita Siegel, Robert Stahl, Kimi Watkins-Tartt, Pam Willow, Sandra Witt, Diane Woloshin, Brenda Yamashita
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2162882345