The California Healthy Places Index: Tracy Delaney, PhD Data for Action Executive Director 23 rd Annual ITUP Conference February 5, 2019 1
Every Californian should have the opportunity to live a healthy life. 2
Life Expectancy at Birth in Los Angeles 3
Life Expectancy at Birth Disparities in California Across California, communities of color have lower life expectancies at birth Life Expectancy at Birth, Quartiles > 2/3 majority > 1/2 majority non-White White Lowest Highest Average LEB 85.1 years 76.3 years 4
CDC’s Social Determinants of Health Neighborhood and Built Environment Economic Health and Stability Health Care Community Conditions Social and Education Community Context 5
How can we QUANTIFY and COMMUNICATE the impact of community conditions to spur policy action? 6
California Healthy Places Index (HPI) 7
Final California Healthy Places Index Comprises 25 indicators that represent community conditions at the Census tract level, grouped into eight Policy Action Areas. Transportation Neighborhood Clean Healthcare Economic Education Social Housing 16% 8% Environment Access 32% 19% 10% 5% 5% 5% • • Retail Density • Employed • In Pre- School • Two Parent • Low-Income Automobile Access • Ozone • Household Renter Severe Insured Adults • Park Access • Income • In High School Housing Cost • Active • Voting in 2012 • PM 2.5 • Tree Canopy • Above Poverty • Bachelor’s Burden Commuting • Diesel PM Education or • Supermarket • Low-Income Higher Access • Water Homeowner Contaminants • Alcohol Outlets Severe Housing Cost Burden • Housing Habitability • Uncrowded Housing • Homeownership 8
HPI’s Unique Approach Granular Validated Fine geographic resolution Each indicator – and the overall reveals the variation within index – is linked to a summary cities, counties, and health outcome: life expectancy communities at birth Policy Solutions Each indicator is supported by a wealth of policy solutions detailed in our Policy Guides 9
From Data to Action Using HPI 10
From Data to Action Using HPI 11
Indicator Details Link to Policy Actions 12
Actionable Policy Guides Several policy recommendations to consider 13
Extensive Policy Options ONE policy guide = MANY recommendations Develop Improve Raise Wages & Build Workforce Build Wealth Community Transportation Benefits Development Economic Capacity Access Industrial Land Transportation for Minimum Wage Job-Focused Basic Skill Predatory Lending Preservation Economic Ordinances Training Programs Ordinances Strategies Opportunity Flexible, Low-Cost and Living Wage Industry Driven, Sector- Middle-Wage Job Improving Transit Supportive Financial Ordinances Based Training Programs Creation Strategies Service Products Wage Theft Small Business Transit & Mobility Ban the Box Policies Financial Coaching Policies Retention Initiatives Passes Individual Provide Equitable, Paid Sick Day Paid Job Training and Development Worker Cooperative Low Cost Shared Policies Placement Programs Accounts/Matched Support Initiatives Mobility Services Savings Accounts Early Childhood Tax Preparation & Microenterprise Support for Walking & Education Outreach Programs Support Programs Biking Homeownership High School Education Programs 14
All HPI Policy Guides Employed Retail Density Ozone Median Income Park Access Fine Particulate Matter Above Poverty Tree Canopy Diesel Particulate Matter Preschool Enrollment Supermarket Access Safe Drinking Water HS Enrollment Alcohol Availability Insured Adults Bachelor’s Education Low-Income Renter Housing Extreme Heat Low-Income Homeowner Housing Automobile Access Impervious Surfaces Cost Burden Active Commuting Housing Habitability Outdoor Workers 2-Parent Households Uncrowded Housing Public Transit Access Voting Homeownership Sea Level Rise 15
HPI Into Action Statewide 16
HPI Into Action Locally & Regionally 17
Thank you! CONNECT WITH THE ALLIANCE TDelaney@PHI.org HPI ON THE WEB HealthyPlacesIndex.org | Map.HealthyPlacesIndex.org 18
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