By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley
On the Seventh District Health and Wellness Survey, participants were asked to rank the following options from Not at All, A Little, to A Lot. The following table represents what survey participants thought would make their neighborhood “A Lot” healthier.
| Which Will Make Your Neighborhood Healthier? | N of 1076 | Percent |
| More job training | 810 | 75.3 |
| Less violence | 806 | 74.9 |
| Better housing | 790 | 73.4 |
| Safer places to play | 786 | 73 |
| Less drug selling | 779 | 72.4 |
| More GED classes | 759 | 70.5 |
| More recreation activities | 741 | 68.9 |
| Playgrounds | 718 | 66.7 |
| Better transportation | 717 | 66.6 |
| Closer places to buy healthy foods | 697 | 64.8 |
| Health center located close by | 664 | 61.7 |
| Less expensive healthy food | 610 | 56.7 |
| More interaction with neighbors | 609 | 56.6 |
| More police | 594 | 55.2 |
| Community garden | 580 | 53.9 |
| More grass and trees | 533 | 49.5 |
It is interesting to see that the highest ranked options are environmental and institutional conditions as apposed to factors which contribute to physical health. Violence, housing and job opportunities are ranked the top 3 priorities. What do you think? If you live in the East End, does this make sense to you? Comment below we would love to hear your thoughts.
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