Social and Health Equity

While many of our reports include data related to racial/ethnic, income, and place disparities, we include below some of our latest reports that have a social and health equity perspective and Life and Death from Unnatural Causes, our in-depth look at health inequities and underlying social inequities in Alameda County. Also see our section on Social and Health Equity for information on what the Alameda County Public Health Department is doing to address inequities.

	Getting on Board for Health: A Health Impact Assessment of Bus Funding and Access Published 2013 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.
	Getting on Board for Health: A Health Impact Assessment of Bus Funding and Access Executive Summary Published 2013 The executive summary for the above report.
	Struggling to Breathe Published 2012 Berkeley Media Studies Group's Issue 20, Struggling to breathe: How a health department is working with community members to reduce air pollution and improve health equity in Oakland, describes how Alameda County Public Health Department and community partners are using innovative strategies to improve the health of communities in Oakland.
	Economic Inequality: A Growing Threat to Public Health Published 2012 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.
	This presentation, shared at a Brown Bag University session at the Alameda County Public Health Department with staff and community members, summarizes the data and wealth-health connections from the fact sheet and vividly makes the case that economic inequality is a growing threat to the public’s health.
	Rebuilding Neighborhoods, Restoring Health: A Report on the Impact of Foreclosures on Public Health Published 2010 Describes the multitude of health and economic impacts that foreclosures are having on individual residents and neighborhoods in Oakland, California, roots the current crisis in the history of housing discrimination, and provides recommendations to help mitigate and prevent further health impacts. Includes original survey data from several Oakland neighborhoods. Produced jointly by Alameda County Public Health Department and Causa Justa::Just Cause.
	Rebuilding Neighborhoods, Restoring Health: A Report on the Impact of Foreclosures on Public Health - Preliminary Report Published 2009 Describes Alameda County neighborhoods hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis and the expected health and economic impacts. Features a literature review that provides the foundation for the extensive exploration – including locally collected data – of the foreclosure crisis’ impact on health.
	His Health: Alameda County Male Health Status Report Published 2010 This first report of its kind provides a unique gendered perspective on select health and social indicators (chronic/communicable disease, crime/violence, mental health, employment/income, education, homelessness) affecting Alameda County men. The report includes profiles of men who live and work in our communities and policy recommendations.
	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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