Achieving Health Hand in Hand (AHHH!)
Welcome to Achieving Health Hand in Hand (AHHH!) - TRY Resilience
Dr. Wanda Boone Co-Chaired the Social and Economic Workgroup
Factors Workgroup on page 33 (ACES)
Social and economic factors often have long-lasting impacts on families. Families who face social and economic challenges may lack equitable access to opportunities or the resources needed for social mobility, leaving their children with similar prospects for the future. In North Carolina, as in the rest of the country, people of color are disproportionately affected by these factors due to historical and current structural racism. The social and economic health indicators selected for HNC 2030 highlight the impact of structural racism in our society directly (e.g., school suspension and incarceration) and indirectly (e.g., poverty and unemployment).
Read an example below of how social and economic factors can impact an individual's opportunities to achieve health and well-being. For each health indicator, this report includes recommended evidence- informed policies and practices to address that indicator of interest. "We recommend community coalitions use multi-sector partnerships to pursue all the strategies recommended."
HEALTH INDICATORS:
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE - Increase Economic Security
SHORT-TERM SUSPENSION RATES - Dismantle Structural Racism
ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES - Improve Child Well-Being
INDIVIDUALS BELOW 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL) - Decrease the Number of People Living in Poverty
INCARCERATION RATES - Decrease the Incarceration Rate
THIRD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY - Improve Third Grade Reading Proficiency
