On June 11, 2020, the Chief Sustainability Office released the first OurCounty Annual Progress Report with implementation updates and recommended next steps for specific actions within the Los Angeles OurCounty Sustainability Plan. This progress report builds on the...
Oceana R Gilliam - Policy and Community Liaison According to the LA Food Policy Council, Los Angeles County is home to the largest population of food insecure people in the United States. Almost 30% of low-income households in the County are food insecure, which...
The "Fast Food Restaurant Policy in a Food Desert: A Health Impact Assessment" reports on results of a health impact assessment (HIA) study conducted to project the impact of a proposal that would have made changes to South LA’s existing fast food density policies on...
The "California’s Sweetened Beverage Tax: A Health Impact Assessment" reports on results of a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) that looked at SB 622 which would have imposed a one cent per fluid ounce tax on every distributor of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)...
Community Health Councils’ market study of select South LA farmers’ markets shows potential for greater local patronage and investment attraction. While the demand for fresh food has risen in the last few years, South LA farmers’ markets struggle to retain regular...
This article reports on the results of a Health Impact Assessment (HIA) conducted regarding the reconsideration of a ban on sidewalk food vending in Los Angeles, California. The HIA explored the potential impacts that the regulatory change would have on the food...
The "Youth Healthcare Pipeline Program: An Upstream Approach to Addressing the Healthcare Workforce Shortage in California" reports on the results of a summer internship program connecting youth of color to a community clinic. A set of recommendations are offered that...
This reports provides the finding of an HIA that looked at how legalized sidewalk vending could change vendor activity near schools and the nutrition behaviors of students in South LA. The assessment compared schools in similar socioeconomic environments, but in...
This report outlines the HKZ concept, methodology and pilot application in Los Angeles as well as begin discussions of how it can be applied to other school communities of need. The HKZ concept takes advantage of schools’ enormous potential as centers of wellness in...
This policy report looks at the evidence linking the proximity and density of fast food restaurants and greater fast food consumption. It argues for regulating density as part of a strategy to combat the obesity crisis in South Los Angeles and recommends changes the...