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The Community Assessment, Planning, Education, and Evaluation (CAPE) Unit of the Alameda County Public Health Department produces many of the reports on this site.
Below is a selection of our new or noteworthy reports. Click on Reports By Topic to get a summary list of all our reports.
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Getting on Board for Health: A Health Impact Assessment of Bus Funding and Access
This report examines the connections between bus access, mobility, and health for transit-dependent bus riders. Based on primary data collected over the summer of 2012, this study assesses how bus service cuts and fare increases in Alameda County have affected bus riders' daily lives and health in terms of the quality of their trip experience, affordability of bus fare, and their ability to access destinations essential for good health. Using survey and focus group data on experiences in the past, combined with public health literature, this study makes recommendations to regional transportation decision-makers about the benefits of enhanced transit service for health.
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Getting on Board for Health: A Health Impact Assessment of Bus Funding and Access Executive Summary
The executive summary for the above report.
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Economic Inequality: A Growing Threat to Public Health
This fact sheet includes national, state and local data on how dramatically widening gaps in income and wealth are a growing threat to individual and community health. Economic inequality matters for everybody’s health.
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Project New Start: A Lifestyle Change Program for Youth
Data, demographics, and related information regarding youth who participated in the Tattoo Removal and Lifestyle Change Program – Project New Start.
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The Health of Alameda County Cities and Places
This report provides current information on health and social issues for county residents including chronic diseases, infectious diseases, injuries, and demographics.
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Rebuilding Neighborhoods, Restoring Health
Produced through a partnership between Causa Justa::Just Cause and the Alameda County Public Health Department, this report presents information on the impact of foreclosures on social and health outcomes including financial instability, employment, housing instability, and psychological distress.
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Life and Death from Unnatural Causes: Health and Social Inequity in Alameda County
Published 2008
This report takes an in-depth look at health inequities and underlying social inequities in Alameda County based on local data. Part One describes the nature and magnitude of health inequities in the county. Part Two describes social inequities and proposes policies to address social inequities - the root causes of health inequities.
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