La’Quana Williams, MPH October 9, 2019
LaQuana Williams, MPH October 9, 2019 QUALITY Prevention is the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
LaQuana Williams, MPH October 9, 2019 QUALITY Prevention is the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
LaQuana Williams, MPH October 9, 2019 QUALITY Prevention is the Prescription Aimed at the community environment Comprehensive Makes healthy options the default All communities: Focus on advancing equity 3 The Production of
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- Aimed at the community
environment
- Comprehensive
- Makes healthy options
the default
- All communities: Focus on
advancing equity QUALITY Prevention is the Prescription
The Production of Inequities
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African-Americans are 1.5 to 7 times as likely to have a bad
- utcome acros
s s ys tems
“The Groundwater Approach: Building a practical understanding of structural racism” – Racial Equity Institute
infant death death by diabetes below proficient in 4th grade suspended in K-12 searched on a routine traffic stop incarcerated as an adult identified as a victim in child welfare in foster care denied a loan don’t own a home
RELATIVE RATE INDEX (times more likely than a white person to have a bad outcome)
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- Sociocultural Environment
- Built/Physical Environment
- Housing
- Public Safety
- Education
- Employment
- Income & Wealth
- Access to Quality Health Systems and Services
The production of inequities across eight determinants of health
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Built Environment
Federal Aid Highway Act Divestment in Urban Core “Jim Crow” Laws Small Business Practices Suburban Investment Siting of Hazardous Land Uses
Increased Inequity
“Dawes” Act Loans for Alcohol Businesses Zoning
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Elements of a System of Prevention
Develop a shared vision Engage in multi-level action Elevate community voices and leadership Facilitate community partnerships and multisector collaboration Empower a skilled prevention workforce grounded in social justice Make the case for prevention and equity Gather and share data to support prevention efforts Generate stable sources of funding
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