The 19122 community is a community impacted by violence and poor social determinants of health. The community is composed of “57,581 members with 45.8 % living in poverty” (Crime in Philadelphia, 2017). Close to 50% of the community members are living in poverty with limited opportunities for employment and financial growth. When assessing the rate of violence within a given community, the social determinants of health continue to play a major role in the prevalence of crimes committed and individual health outcomes. Disparities in wealth, employment, education, housing, social support and access to resources have the ability to encourage individuals to engage in risky behaviors to which lead to chronic disease, poor health outcomes and a
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These factors provide safeguard and help to decrease the rate of violence within a given community. Two protective factors witness within the 19122 community are increase social support programs and education/literacy opportunities. The 19122 community is impacted by low social economic status. However, the YMCA provides community members with a means to decrease their stress and improve their overall health at discounted community member prices. Studies have shown that physical activity has been a vital component to improving an individual overall health status (citation). The community center has a host of physical activities for children to adults. These activities range from sports, physical fitness classes, swimming, dance classes and a gym. The gym even provides community members with a free personal trainer for 30 minutes of their initial visit. This community resource can be beneficial in promoting the health of the community by decreasing adverse health events for at-risk populations such as those living in the 19121 zip code. These adverse health events/conditions are hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney disease, disability, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and more (citation). Physical activity has the ability to reduce the potential complications associated with these physical and mental illnesses. In addition, there are 3 community centers within the region that provide the community with health information, employment, housing resources and child
These factors provide safeguard and help to decrease the rate of violence within a given community. Two protective factors witness within the 19122 community are increase social support programs and education/literacy opportunities. The 19122 community is impacted by low social economic status. However, the YMCA provides community members with a means to decrease their stress and improve their overall health at discounted community member prices. Studies have shown that physical activity has been a vital component to improving an individual overall health status (citation). The community center has a host of physical activities for children to adults. These activities range from sports, physical fitness classes, swimming, dance classes and a gym. The gym even provides community members with a free personal trainer for 30 minutes of their initial visit. This community resource can be beneficial in promoting the health of the community by decreasing adverse health events for at-risk populations such as those living in the 19121 zip code. These adverse health events/conditions are hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney disease, disability, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and more (citation). Physical activity has the ability to reduce the potential complications associated with these physical and mental illnesses. In addition, there are 3 community centers within the region that provide the community with health information, employment, housing resources and child