4. Notes from the Underground: Free Jazz and Black Power in South Los Angeles

AbstractThe Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) concept was initially developed for adult members of the community to help prepare for disasters and minimize damage when disasters occur. CERTs also served as a tool for building community capacity and self-sufficiency by supporting a diverse group of people working together in dealing with challenges affecting their communities. The novel approach to CERTs described here sought to involve high-risk youth from low-socioeconomic status communities in CERTs and first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to help them build ties with communities, stay off the streets, and become leaders in the community. It also helped to provide different perspectives on life, while building more resilient communities better prepared to minimize damage when a disaster strikes. After the successful launch of the first high-risk teen CERT cohort in Watts (27 CERT-trained and 14 first aid/CPR-trained), the project was expanded to other community groups and organizations. Seven additional cohorts underwent CERT and first aid/CPR training in 2013 through 2014. This initiative increased CERT visibility within South Los Angeles. New partnerships were developed between governmental, nongovernmental, and community-based organizations and groups. This model can be used to expand CERT programs to other communities and organizations by involving high-risk teens or other high-risk groups in CERT training. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2017;11:605–609)

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Catalyzing Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions in Safety Net Settings: A Clinical–Community Partnership in South Los Angeles

Health Promotion Practice ◽

10.1177/1524839917705418 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 586-597 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Denise D. Payán ◽

David C. Sloane ◽

Jacqueline Illum ◽

Roberto B. Vargas ◽

Donzella Lee ◽

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Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Safety Net ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Community Partnership ◽

South Los Angeles ◽

Partnership Model ◽

Clinical Community ◽

Adoption And Implementation ◽

Interview Guide

This study is a process evaluation of a clinical–community partnership that implemented evidence-based interventions in clinical safety net settings. Adoption and implementation of evidence-based interventions in these settings can help reduce health disparities by improving the quality of clinical preventive services in health care settings with underserved populations. A clinical–community partnership model is a possible avenue to catalyze adoption and implementation of interventions amid organizational barriers to change. Three Federally Qualified Health Centers in South Los Angeles participated in a partnership led by a local community-based organization (CBO) to implement hypertension interventions. Qualitative research methods were used to evaluate intervention selection and implementation processes between January 2014 and June 2015. Data collection tools included a key participant interview guide, health care provider interview guide, and protocol for taking meeting minutes. This case study demonstrates how a CBO acted as an external facilitator and employed a collaborative partnership model to catalyze implementation of evidence-based interventions in safety net settings. The study phases observed included initiation, planning, and implementation. Three emergent categories of organizational facilitators and barriers were identified (personnel capacity, professional development capacity, and technological capacity). Key participants and health care providers expressed a high level of satisfaction with the collaborative and the interventions, respectively. The CBO’s role as a facilitator and catalyst is a replicable model to promote intervention adoption and implementation in safety net settings. Key lessons learned are provided for researchers and practitioners interested in partnering with Federally Qualified Health Centers to implement health promotion interventions.

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South Los Angeles Wetland Park Methods

10.31353/cs1131 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Kelly Shannon ◽

Christina Hood

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

South Los Angeles

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A South Los Angeles Mexican American Perspective: Empty Hope and Full Sensuality in Luis Rodriguez’s Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.

Reading American Novels and Multicultural Aesthetics ◽

10.1057/9780230610286_8 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 139-157

Author(s):

Lou Freitas Caton

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Mexican American ◽

South Los Angeles ◽

American Perspective

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The Food Environment in 3 Neighborhoods in South Los Angeles, California: Access, Availability, Quality, and Marketing Practices

Preventing Chronic Disease ◽

10.5888/pcd17.200028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Author(s):

Denise D. Payán ◽

Kathryn P. Derose ◽

Karen R. Flórez ◽

Cheryl A. Branch ◽

Malcolm V. Williams

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Food Environment ◽

South Los Angeles

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Emergency Department Utilization among Underserved African American Older Adults in South Los Angeles

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16071175 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (7) ◽

pp. 1175 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Mohsen Bazargan ◽

James Smith ◽

Sharon Cobb ◽

Lisa Barkley ◽

Cheryl Wisseh ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Emergency Department ◽

African American ◽

Los Angeles ◽

Continuity Of Care ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Male Gender ◽

Multiple Chronic Conditions ◽

South Los Angeles ◽

Ed Visits

Objectives: Using the Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Services Use, we explored social, behavioral, and health factors that are associated with emergency department (ED) utilization among underserved African American (AA) older adults in one of the most economically disadvantaged urban areas in South Los Angeles, California. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited a convenience sample of 609 non-institutionalized AA older adults (age ≥ 65 years) from South Los Angeles, California. Participants were interviewed for demographic factors, self-rated health, chronic medication conditions (CMCs), pain, depressive symptoms, access to care, and continuity of care. Outcomes included 1 or 2+ ED visits in the last 12 months. Polynomial regression was used for data analysis. Results: Almost 41% of participants were treated at an ED during the last 12 months. In all, 27% of participants attended an ED once and 14% two or more times. Half of those with 6+ chronic conditions reported being treated at an ED once; one quarter at least twice. Factors that predicted no ED visit were male gender (OR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.29–0.85), higher continuity of medical care (OR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.04–2.31), individuals with two CMCs or less (OR = 2.61 (1.03–6.59), second tertile of pain severity (OR = 2.80, 95% CI = 1.36–5.73). Factors that predicted only one ED visit were male gender (OR = 0.45, 95% CI = 0.25–0.82), higher continuity of medical care (OR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.01–2.15) and second tertile of pain severity (OR = 2.42, 95% CI = 1.13–5.19). Conclusions: This study documented that a lack of continuity of care for individuals with multiple chronic conditions leads to a higher rate of ED presentations. The results are significant given that ED visits may contribute to health disparities among AA older adults. Future research should examine whether case management decreases ED utilization among underserved AA older adults with multiple chronic conditions and/or severe pain. To explore the generalizability of these findings, the study should be repeated in other settings.

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