building a healthy. 40% of children are not prepared for kindergarten
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Building a Healthy
40% of children are not prepared for kindergarten
The First 5 Years
Research shows 90 percent of a child's brain develops in the first
five years of life
Social Determinants of Health
Social Determinants of Health
Power and Wealth Imbalance
Root Causes
Gender Discrimination and Exploitation
Psychosocial Stress/Unhealthy Behaviors
Inequity in Distribution of Illness and Wellbeing
Adapted from R. Hofrichter, Tackling Health Inequities Through Public Health Practice
Social Connection &
Safety
Job Security
Availability of Affordable
Food
Transportation
Quality Education
Living Wage
Safe Affordable Housing
Tax Policy
Social NetworksSocial
Safety NetGlobalization and
DeregulationEducation Systems
Labor Markets
Housing Policy
Class OppressionInstitutional Racism
Key Terms
“Differences in population health status and mortality rates that are systemic, patterned, unfair, unjust, and actionable, as opposed to random or caused by those who become ill.”
“A disproportionate difference in health between groups of people.”
Health Disparity Health Inequity
A fair, just distribution of the social resources and social opportunities needed to achieve well-being
Health EquitySocial Justice
The absence of unfair, unjust advantage or privilege based on race, class, gender, or other forms of difference
Socioecological Model of Health
Genesee County Poverty Rate by RE
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40%
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100%
Total White AfrAmer All Other
Race/Ethnicity
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40.0+%
30.0-39.9%
20.0-29.9%
10.0-19.9%
5.0-9.9%
<5.0%
SPEAK TO YOUR HEALTH! COMMUNITY SURVEY
Flint and Genesee County Health and Quality of Life Data
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Health Literacy
• Health literacy is the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decision.
Genesee County Health DepartmentHealthy Genesee County 2020
To improve the health status of Genesee County residents, with particular attention to eliminating racial, social, and economic inequities and using prevention and intervention strategies that target underlying causes.
Opportunities