Mapping Community Assets.
Description Review the following website: Watch the clips from In Sickness and In Wealth,(https://unnaturalcauses.org/episode_descriptions.php?page=1) the first episode in the Unnatural Causes documentary. In addition, read through the Social Determinants of Health Frequently Asked Questions page from the CDC’s website on Social Determinants of Health (https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/socialdeterminants/faq.html) On page A5 of the Unnatural Causes Discussion Guide for Episode 1 (https://unnaturalcauses.org/assets/uploads/file/UC_DiscussionGuide_1.pdf) there is a listing of factors that could potentially contribute positively or negatively to your life. The factors are listed below: Food Access and Availability Quality Education Good Transportation / Planning Affordable Housing Good Jobs & Work Opportunities Business Investment and Development Income and Wealth Social Supports Public Safety Green Spaces Recreational Opportunities For this paper, pick the top three factors that contribute positively to your health and explain why. Location: Geneva, Illinois Positive Impacts: 1. Food access and availability 2. Quality Education (Geneva High School) 3. Public Safety Be specific in your answers (for example, if you identified “quality education” as a positive, what is it about the school districts in your community that make them good?) What factors contribute negatively to your health and why? Pick at least one factor from the above list. Negative Factor: Affordable Housing (housing is expensive) For the one factor you identified as negative, how can it be changed to be positive? What resources would you use to do this? What possible challenges may arise? What policy arenas need to be identified? In what ways can your community be organized to change the negative factor into a positive one?