Public Health Frameworks
Social Determinants of Health
Social determinants include neighborhood and built environment, health and health care, economic stability, education, and social and community context. All of these determinants have an impact on health. Per the World Health Organization (WHO), health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease.
- California Planning Roundtable: Social Determinants of Health for Planners
- WHO Social Determinants of Health
Health in All Policies
Southern Californians face health impacts, both positive and negative, from the policies made in 22 state agencies, departments, and offices. Active transportation is a key factor of healthy and sustainable communities from everything such as creating cleaner air quality to physical activity. Understanding how different policies will influence health outcomes is necessary for all communities.
Health Equity
Health disparities affect vulnerable communities at a greater scale than other communities. Section 131019.5 of the California Health and Safety Code hopes to combat this. The goal is to improve health, mental health, and well-being for all people. To achieve optimal health, social, economic, and environmental conditions should be examined.
National Tools
American Community Survey (ACS)
The American Community Survey (ACS) is a survey given by the Census Bureau of the United States. It provides information at various geographic levels. The (ACS) is a yearly survey that covers a wide range of topic areas such as housing characteristics, income profiles, and other population characteristics. It is a tool that allows analysis of the past to plan for the future.
Community Commons
Community Commons is an initiative run by Institute for People, Place, and Possibility (IP3). IP3 is a non-profit working to create healthy, equitable, sustainable communities. The initiative strives to provide the best tools, resources, data, and stories to help change-makers advance equitable community health and well-being.
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) receives Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy (CHAS) data that is custom from the U.S. Census American Community Survey. This data is used to demonstrate the number of households in need of housing assistance which is determined by the amount of housing units with housing problems or low income (30, 50, or 80 percent of median income). Local governments use this data to allocate HUD funds or distribute HUD grants.
U.S. Small-area Life Expectancy Estimates Project (USALEEP)
USALEEP is a partnership with National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS). The project produced a new measure of health for where you live through census tract level estimates in the United States for the period 2010-2015.
Data Portals
County-Level:
- Imperial County
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- San Bernardino County
- Ventura County
City-Level:
County Health Needs Assessments
- Imperial County 2015-2016 Health Status Report
- Imperial County Health Status Report, 2008
- Los Angeles County Community Health Improvement Plan 2015-2020
- Los Angeles County Key Indicators of Health, 2013
- Orange County Health Improvement Plan 2017-2019
- Orange County Health Profile, 2013
- Riverside County Community Health Improvement Plan 2016-2021
- Riverside County Community Health Assessment 2015
- Riverside County Community Health Profile, 2013
- San Bernardino County Community Indicators Report
- San Bernardino County Our Community Vital Signs, 2013
- Ventura County Community Health Need Assessment 2019
- Ventura County Transforming Ventura County Communities, 2013