Redlining-

redlining, illegal discriminatory practice in which a mortgage lender denies loans or an insurance provider restricts services to certain areas of a community, often because of the racial characteristics of the applicant’s neighborhood.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/redlining

Raising the H.E.A.T.

Tackling Health Inequities Through Resident Leadership

The H.E.A.T. Report

Over three years of intensive study, we uncovered massive opportunities in creating/sustaining health equity among a large section of our community. Historical property value discrimination (through redlining in the 1930’s) has snowballed over time into our neighborhoods suffering from inadequate housing, lack of access to adequate health care, and environmental health injustices.

Environmental factors have a bigger impact on health than we could possibly imagine.

Connecting Health Inequities with Redlining

Together, we can change that.

By identifying the factors that have created these problems, we can target the opportunity areas and begin repairing the damage. Wyandotte County is a proud community. Working together, we can help restore our homes, create awareness of health care solutions, and begin to work toward sustained improvement in our lives.

REDLINED: THE H.E.A.T. Report COMIC BOOK Pt. 1 & 2

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Redlined pt. 1

Redlined pt. 2

The We Are Wyandotte video series was released through our social media channels and website as we seek to highlight the vulnerable populations impacted by redlining and the impact felt throughout their community.

These videos provide vital information on the lives of those impacted by the factors we’re discussing, as well as possible solutions to them. From neighborhood to neighborhood, everyone involved shares one major quality: a love of community and the ardent desire to see these health outcomes improve.

We Are Wyandotte

Heat Mapping Update:

Wyandotte county has one of the highest mortality rates of all Kansas counties. The HEAT (Health Equity Action Transformation Project) has been working to contextualize the low health assessments of Wyandotte county observing the relationships of various social determinants of health in hopes of providing opportunities for action. The project aims to provide additional context to the relationship between health and socio-economic factors.

Learn more about key findings through these interactive maps