La’Quana 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 Inequities
African-Americans are 1.5 to 7 times as likely to have a bad outcome acros s s ys tems (times more likely than a white person to have a bad outcome) RELATIVE RATE INDEX below searched on identified as infant death by suspended incarcerated in foster denied a don’t own proficient a routine a victim in death in K-12 diabetes as an adult care loan a home in 4 th grade traffic stop child welfare 5 “The Groundwater Approach: Building a practical understanding of structural racism” – Racial Equity Institute
The production of inequities across eight determinants of health • Sociocultural Environment • Built/Physical Environment • Housing • Public Safety • Education • Employment • Income & Wealth • Access to Quality Health Systems and Services 6
Built Environment Loans for Alcohol Federal Aid Divestment in Suburban Businesses “Dawes” Act Highway Act Urban Core Investment Increased Inequity Siting of Small “Jim Crow” Zoning Hazardous Business Laws Land Uses Practices 7
Elements of a System of Prevention Empower a Facilitate community Develop a skilled prevention partnerships and multisector shared vision workforce collaboration grounded in social justice Engage in multi-level action Generate stable sources of funding Make the case for Elevate community voices and leadership prevention and equity Gather and share data to support prevention efforts 8
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La'Quana Williams Associate Program Manager 323‐294‐4527 ext.317 LaQuana@preventioninstitute.org To purchase System of Prevention books, contact Katrina@preventioninstitute.org PreventionInstitute.org @preventioninst
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