Case Study: Hempstead Village

Currently there are about 600,000 people who live in the South Bronx and about 434,000 who live in Washington Heights and Harlem. This area makes up one of the most racially segregated areas of poor people in the United States. In this book we focus on racially segregated areas of poor people in the United States. In this book we focus on Mott Haven, a place where 48,0000 of the poorest people in the South Bronx live. Two thirds of the people are Hispanic, one-third is black and thirty-five percent are children. There are nearly four thousand heroin users, and one-fourth of the women who are tested are positive for HIV. All of this, and much more in one little area of the South Bronx. In the middle of

The neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn is one of the best-known cases of recent gentrification. Prior to the gentrification taking place, Williamsburg was known for being a warehouse district that also doubled as an enclave for Hispanic and Hasidic Jews (Our Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Brooklyn Public Library). However, in 2005, zone changes were approved that allowed for more housing to be created in Williamsburg and made it so that only light manufacturing could take place in Williamsburg (Curran, 2004). and explores the challenges that gentrification has presented the neighborhood’s longtime residents. While one of the goals of the change in zoning was to create more affordable housing options in Brooklyn, the opposite has occurred.

First, we will analysis supermarket ratios, and income disparities to defined lack of access between Jackson Heights and Bayside. Second, we will analysis poverty rates, unemployment rates, and income disparities to defined economic disparities. Third, we will compare violence ratios to defined neighborhood stability. Finally, we will compare percentages of racial and ethnic populations, healthy food intake ratios within Jackson Heights and Bayside to define the racial and ethnic

The purpose of this paper is to identify common issues of concern in my community, Huntington Park. In order to identify those issues, I will interview four individuals that live in Huntington Park. The goal of this paper it to identify the problems within the community that are affecting people every day and identify when and how it started, why is it happening, who is getting affected, and what has been done. Each person will be interviewed separately to identify if there are common and current issues, challenges, concerns, or problems that have or have not been resolved in the community. Each person will be notified that their interview will consist of the interviewer taking notes and will be used for school purposes. Upon approval, this

New York City is composed of some of the world’s most unique and eccentric neighborhoods the world has ever seen. Amongst these neighborhoods, one can expect to find Bushwick (Community District 4) and Williamsburg (Community District 1), nestled in in the northern tip of Brooklyn borough. The earliest colonizers included the Dutch, French, Scandinavians, and English farmers. Today, however, the spectrum of racial distribution has changed drastically in which the top ethnic groups include Puerto Rican, African American, Dominican, Ecuadorian, and Mexican, Polish, Italian, and Hasidic Jews. Both neighborhoods have an abnormally large rate of preventable illness and death issues. Reasons as to why these districts are facing such high illness rates could be because of language barriers, economic conditions, and lack of a primary care physician monitoring health.

Teenage birth rates, defined as live births per one thousand 15-19-year-old US females, declined by 10% from 2012 to 2013 from 29.4 to 26.5. In fact, the birth rate has been on a steady decline over the past 20 years, from 61.8 in 1991 to 26.5 in 2013. Teenage pregnancy represents both a health and social inequality in our society. Specifically, teenage childbearing is a public health issue because teenage mothers are more likely to experience negative social outcomes such as dropping out of school. This is a self-reinforcing cycle, as children of teenage mothers face higher chances of poor academic achievement as well as getting pregnant or getting someone else pregnant in their teenage years (CDC). Although the overall rates of teenage pregnancy have dropped, ultimately, the variations in the rates reflect the intersecting disparities regarding race and ethnicity, income inequality, geography, and environmental factors, which in turn affect access to medical care, education, and resources.

1). Initially, the town was built for the sole purpose of mills and mill-workers. Many multifamily comes were created to house families of mill-worker to ensure close proximity to the mills and a quick commute if there was a commute at all. A bike path was created and later easy access to public transportation was made available. In the 1980’s the mill industry had died down and the depopulation of about 16% (The City of Providence, 2016, p. 1). This had a devastating effect on the community of Olneyville. A huge percent of the jobs was no longer available and this effected the lives of many. In fact, many residents moved when to neighboring cities in pursue of a job. Those that stayed in Olneyville did the best with what they had which wasn’t much. Poverty stuck half of the population and the face of the community the homes, business and streets told a story of hardship. Today Olneyville is in the process of rebuilding their community, remodeling their homes and creating a pedestrian friendly neighborhood. This period of rebuilding has been many years in the making and while much has changed in Olneyville the history and the character is still the same. The Mill building are still standing strong as the day they were built but with a modern twist. The resilience of the community is everlasting, they pull together in times of need and make a negative situation a

The community we decided to look at is in the north Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. The area we decided to focus on the surrounding blocks around the St. John’s Recreation center. The blocks we examine are from Utica Avenue & Albany Avenue and Park Place & Bergen Street. Our team decided to use this community due to most of the group members live and/or are familiar with this community. Being familiar with how the community used to have high crime rates, drug infested that housed many low income Black, West Indian, Jewish families to now having a decreased minority population and more upper class families are moving in. As a result more residents are being priced out of their community at an alarming rate (Chan, 2007). Crown Heights remains

The Keene community has long been identified as an underserved area that is geographically isolated from many services and amenities that many citizens take for granted, such as quality youth programs, grocery stores, dentists and other social programs. Almost 60% of Keene's small population (just over 7,000) belongs to an ethnic minority group where Hispanics make up more than 50% of that. About 50% of the community is under the age of 29, including 19% of those ages 10-19. The area has the the second highest unemployment rate in the County and one of the highest poverty rates. More than 25% of Keene citizens live below the level of poverty. The Keene Community Complex serves as a "one stop shop" of affordable, accessible, vital health and

Wrentham, Massachusetts is situated in beautiful Norfolk County and is home to 10,955 people, as of the 2010 census. Two expansive lakes, Pearl and Archer, are landmarks near the center of town. In addition, one can enjoy time on Mirror Lake or a variety of smaller, but equally as stunning, lakes within the vicinity. Wrentham is bordered by Norfolk, Foxhole, Bellingham, Franklin, and Plainville and Cumberland, Rhode Island. The town itself contains Sheldonville, a pastoral sector of Wrentham and it notably unique due to his past and current history of farming and orchards. Another notable fact about the area is that it served as one of Helen Keller’s homes and is the only town named Wrentham in the entire United States. As one might expect

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The type of health hazards foreseen in this neighborhood surrounding Howard University Hospital ER are associated with physical threats, malnourish children, lack of quality grocery stores, lead poisoning, alcohol and substance abuse, mental health issues, housing discrimination causing stress, cardiovascular disease, organs failures, cancer, ADD/ADHD, domestic violence, stress, HIV/AIDS & STI/STD, teen pregnancy, and drug trafficking. These factors associate to poverty are the stem of health inequalities that puts all people’s lives at risk in these urban communities, especially children (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008; Laureate Education, 2012b). In looking at the health of children, who is at great risk since they are the most vulnerable, the substandard housing in this neighborhood expose children to the possibility of poor quality of water, lead paint, mold, and pest infestation in their homes (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008). Perhaps increases a child chance of becoming asthmatic and have a higher chance of mental and physical developmental delays

Wigtown has 13 Loreburn sheltered properties situated in Kirklea place, adjacent to the Primary School Fig 5.

When hearing the name East Hampton, some people may immediately think about large home own by the supper rich. This however, is not what full time residences think about however. This tightknit community, who call themselves Bonackers (taken from Accabonac creek that runs through the area), are blue color workers that (in some cases) have lived in the same home for generations (Israel, 2013, n.p.). Understanding the dynamics of this, or any community is the key to engaging the population in mitigation projects.

The goal of the New York City community health profiles is to “serve as a critical resource for improving health, community by community” (Community Health Profiles, 2015) and the research question these health profiles tries to answer is how does our “community conditions affect our physical and mental health?” (Profiles, 2015, p.1) My neighborhood is Coney Island and based on the community health profile 2015 the population by race and ethnicity is 57% white, the highest percentage (Profiles, 2015, p.2). The highest population by age is 45-64 (Profiles, 2015, p.2). The average life expectancy is 79.7 years (Profiles, 2015, p.2). The housing quality of Coney Island compared to other areas, ranks 56% for maintenance defects (Profiles, 2015, p.5).