Urban HEART @ Detroit: A health equity assessment and response tool for the city of Detroit
Abstract
Health inequities continue to grow in Detroit with many residents experiencing limited access to resources, adverse environmental exposures, unemployment and unstable housing conditions1,2. To address some of these issues,... [ view full abstract ]
Health inequities continue to grow in Detroit with many residents experiencing limited access to resources, adverse environmental exposures, unemployment and unstable housing conditions1,2. To address some of these issues, changes are needed including improvements in urban infrastructure, access to jobs, safe recreation and an end to violence, racism and segregation3,4.
However, there is a need for the application of a tool like the WHO’s Urban HEART, that combines evidence and community knowledge, to identify and evaluate urban equity across five policy domains; physical environment and infrastructure, social and human development, economic opportunity, governance, and general population health. Furthermore Urban HEART was designed to provide governments, community-based organizations and researchers a consistent tool for making more informed decisions and ensuring urban areas develop equitably.
The six stages of Urban HEART (build an inclusive team, define local indicators and benchmarks, assemble relevant and valid data, generate evidence, assess and prioritize health equity gaps and gradients, and identify best response) implemented in Detroit, will be presented along with preliminary results gathered in the first 4 stages. The process to be used for the last two steps (scheduled for completion by July 2016) will also be described, including engagement of partners across multiple sectors. Furthermore, insight on useful strategies for others seeking to implement the Urban HEART tool will be provided.
This project builds upon existing strong partnerships within the community and across the city through the already-established Healthy Environments Partnership, a longstanding community-based participatory research partnership assessing and addressing social determinants of health in Detroit, and in collaboration with the Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center. In addition, it provides a better understanding of urban equity and provides stakeholders from across different sectors an opportunity to focus on identified issues while establishing long-term response plans and measuring them over time.
Authors
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Roshanak Mehdipanah
(University of Michigan)
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Amy J. Schulz
(University of Michigan)
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Barbara A. Israel
(University of Michigan)
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Chris M. Coombe
(University of Michigan)
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Healthy Environments Partnership Steering Committee
(University of Michigan)
Topic Areas
I. Research Collaborations 1.1 Scientific collaborations in geography and urban health 1.2 , II. Environmental Health 2.1 Disease mapping 2.2 Assessment of the impact of environmental , V. Healthcare Service 5.1 Accessibility of healthcare services and its optimization 5.2 He , II. Urban Health at the intersection of urban environment, social determinants and places , IV. Urbanism, Health and Wellbeing 4.1 Built environment 4.2 Pollution: air, noise, etc , V. Health indicators, spatial analysis and mapping: new tools, new methods 5.1 Spatial ana , VII. Urban health policies 7.1 Governance and policy frameworks 7.2 Health in all policies , VIII. Academic and professional education and training for urban health 8.1 Prerequisite a
Session
WHO-UH » WHO II - Urban Heart (08:00 - Monday, 4th April, TBA)
Paper
ICUH2016-UrbanHEART.doc
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