title: Addressing the social determinants of health through the Alameda County, California, place matters policy initiative.
abstract: In Alameda County, California, significant health inequities by race/ethnicity, income, and place persist. Many of the county's low-income residents and residents of color live in communities that have faced historical and current disinvestment through public policies. This disinvestment affects community conditions such as access to economic opportunities, well-maintained and affordable housing, high-quality schools, healthy food, safe parks, and clean water and air. These community conditions greatly affect health. At the invitation of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' national Place Matters initiative, Alameda County Supervisor Keith Carson's Office and the Alameda County Public Health Department launched Alameda County Place Matters, an initiative that addresses community conditions through local policy change. We describe the initiative's creation, activities, policy successes, and best practices.
authors.affiliation: Alameda County Public Health Department, Oakland, CA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schaff
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desautels
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Flournoy
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drenick
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luginbuhl
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mena
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shrago
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stahl
authors.forename: Kimi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watkins-Tartt
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Willow
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Woloshin
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yamashita
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D062489:Health Impact Assessment; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011640:Public Policy; D064890:Social Determinants of Health