Released in August 2017, an article by Prevention Institute's Board member, Howard Pinderhughes acknowledges that the understanding of ACEs and affect on individual health risks has grown, but highlights the need to expand our focus to understand the influence of Adverse Community Experiences have on health, safety and equity outcomes.
He writes: The pervasive presence of community trauma can become a significant barrier to efforts to improve population health and health equity, including those that address eating- and activity-related diseases. When people don’t feel safe in their communities, they are less likely to walk to the grocery store, use local parks, access public transportation, and let their children play outside. Healthy food retailers and recreation businesses are less likely to invest in communities perceived as unsafe.
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For the full article at the National Academy of Medicine click HERE
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