Abstract

Community Health Assessment along the Los Angeles River Basin
Track: Health and Human Services
Authors: Elena Cannon

This project used Esri's ArcGIS products to develop a tool to assess current community health standards, and to allow repeated health studies to be conducted for future years. This project worked in conjunction with the Los Angeles River Revitalization Corporation to evaluate community health in neighborhoods along the river. Using the United Nations World Health Organization's social determinants of health, and public participation GIS, the health assessment took into account social, environmental, and economic factors significant in affecting neighborhood health. Along with the creation of an analysis tool, the results of this project are displayed through a web interface.