Team Profile Summary

East Cleveland, Ohio is a small urban community faced with the consequences of population decline, poverty, high crime rates, limited resources, vacant/abandoned properties, derelict land and other environmental and social issues. The East Cleveland Health and Development (H&D) Committee was established in August 2007, through a shared commitment, in assisting with the revitalization of the community through the promotion of healthy land use and development.

Team Profile Details

Problem Statement

• East Cleveland, with a land area of about three (3) square miles and a 2000 U.S. Census population of 27, 217, is one of the most densely settled communities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
• The city has a poverty rate of 32%. In 2000, 17% of all housing units were vacant.
• Heart disease mortality rates are higher in East Cleveland (355/100,000) compared to the county and the nation (10% and 32% higher respectively)

Team Objectivess

• Collaborate with the Health and Development Committee in developing a strategic plan to incorporate health into land use policies in East Cleveland.
• Establish or enhance opportunities for cardiovascular health promotion in East Cleveland linked to new land use policies.
• Establish a Dugway Brook Watershed subcommittee, which focuses on building support for the preservation and improvement of water quality, land use, and habitat.

Community Partners:

• Huron Hospital
• US EPA County Board of Health (CCBH)
• Cuyahoga County Department of Development
• East Cleveland Parks and Recreation
• East Cleveland Park Association
• RDK Active Health Solutions
• National Park Service
• Newbirth Development Corporation
• Cuyahoga County Planning Commission
• Cleveland State University-Center for Health Equity
• East Cleveland City School District OSU Extension
• Residents

For more information and to become involved, please contact:
Team Lead: Najeebah Shine, MS, RD, LD
Email: nshine@ccbh.net
Phone: (216) 201-2001 ext. 1500