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Martin Luther King, Jr. County (WA) sfdsdf
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In King County, there are racial inequities in well-being that are influenced by such factors as: institutionalized racism, income, access to living-wage jobs, access to education and resource-rich schools, neighborhoods and access to safe, affordable housing, and criminal justice involvement. Racism and inequities in income, educational attainment, housing, and criminal justice involvement result in health disparities.
CPIPO Additional Resources sfdsdf
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- Amina P. Alio, Hamisa M. Salihu, Jennifer L. Kornosky, et al. Feto-infant Health and Survival: Does Paternal Involvement Matter?, Maternal Child Health J, Ocotober 2009
Marlboro County (SC) sfdsdf
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The Marlboro County Inter-Agency is a non-profit organization with a 35-agency membership and houses the Marlboro County, South Carolina Place Matters Team.
Jefferson County (AL) Profile sfdsdf
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Currently CPH/Jefferson County Place Matters Team serves six of the oldest and poorest communities in Jefferson County. CPH’s neighborhood outreach touches almost half of the African-American population in Jefferson County, and one-fourth of the African-American population in Alabama. The communities consist of 115,000 underserved minorities within the churches and surrounding neighborhoods.
Jefferson County (AL) sfdsdf
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Currently CPH/Jefferson County Place Matters Team serves six of the oldest and poorest communities in Jefferson County. CPH’s neighborhood outreach touches almost half of the African-American population in Jefferson County, and one-fourth of the African-American population in Alabama. The communities consist of 115,000 underserved minorities within the churches and surrounding neighborhoods.
Cuyahoga County (OH) Profile sfdsdf
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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.
Cuyahoga County (OH) sfdsdf
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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.
Cook County (IL) Profile sfdsdf
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In Chicago/Cook County African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer. Some medical leaders attribute this to differential biology and genetics, lack of awareness about breast self-examination, inability to afford routine mammograms and limited access to quality medical facilities.
Cook County (IL) sfdsdf
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In Chicago/Cook County African-American women are more likely to die of breast cancer. Some medical leaders attribute this to differential biology and genetics, lack of awareness about breast self-examination, inability to afford routine mammograms and limited access to quality medical facilities.
BOSTON (MA) Profile sfdsdf
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Disparities in health outcomes across the City of Boston are prevalent. While many public and non-profit agencies are currently working to address health disparities in Boston, comprehensive and multi-level strategies supported by a multi-year commitment that addresses the social determinants of health are necessary to eliminate health and health care disparities and to achieve health equity.
