Department of
Health & Human Services

Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) has launched a Racial and Health Equity Data Hub, which provides a holistic look at the health of Long Beach residents by race and ethnicity. The new interactive data hub will utilize health data and priority areas to address community challenges and advance health equity in Long Beach.

“We are committed to working with our communities to advance health equity through accessible, critical data,” said Mayor Rex Richardson. “The new Racial and Health Equity Data Hub will help us better understand Long Beach’s needs by tracking health disparities and identifying areas for action as we collectively shape important health initiatives.”

The Racial and Health Equity Data Hub provides tools for Long Beach community members to see how social determinants of health and health outcomes vary across Long Beach’s diverse population. Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow and live that influence their health, functioning and quality of life. Examples of social determinants of health include safe neighborhoods, racism, education, housing and access to nutritious foods, among others. The goal of the new data hub is to advance equity by improving these conditions in communities throughout the city.

The hub presents an easy-to-understand look at data related to chronic diseases, communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and mental health in Long Beach as well as some of the social determinants of health such as safe spaces (public safety), economic equity and housing and homelessness. The interactive site allows users to view indicators by race/ethnicity, gender, geography and year. The hub also centralizes other City dashboards that offer additional health-related data, including the Long Beach Recovery Act, Community Health Assessment, HIV Data, Homelessness, and Community Crisis Response. The hub will eventually incorporate data collected through the forthcoming Cambodian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, Black, and LGBTQIA2S+ Community Needs Assessment projects, which are currently underway.

“When we talk about improving the health of Long Beach residents, we need to look at the whole picture,” said Health and Human Services Director Alison King. “This new data hub allows us to analyze trends over time, which, in turn, helps inform policy so we can improve outcomes."

The Data Hub is comprised of secondary data obtained from reliable, consistent and validated data sources, including the Big Cities Health Data Inventory, the American Community Survey, National Equity Atlas, and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) PLACES datasets through 2021.

About the City of Long Beach 
Long Beach is nestled along the Southern California coast and home to approximately 466,000 people. As an award-winning full-service charter city, Long Beach offers the amenities of a metropolitan city while maintaining a strong sense of individual and diverse neighborhoods, culture, and community. With a bustling downtown and over six miles of scenic beaches, Long Beach is a renowned tourist and business destination and home to the iconic Queen Mary, nationally recognized Aquarium of the Pacific and Long Beach Airport, the award-winning Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center and world-class Port of Long Beach.

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