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LaVonna Blair Lewis1, Lark Galloway-Gilliam, Gwendolyn Flynn
1School of Policy, Planning, and Development, University of Southern California, 650 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA90089-0626, USA. llewis@sppd.usc.edu
Abstract:
Confronted by continuing health disparities in vulnerable communities, Community Health Councils (CHC), a nonprofit community-based organization in South Los Angeles, worked with the African Americans Building a Legacy of Health Coalition and research partners to develop a community change model to address the root causes of health disparities within the community's African American population. This article discusses how the CHC Model's development and application led to public policy interventions in a "food desert." The CHC Model provided a systematic approach to engaging impacted communities in support of societal level reforms, with the goal to influence health outcomes.
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