Engaging Residents to Address Environmental Injustices and Socioecological Factors in Boyle Heights

Connie Valencia¹, Brittany Morey¹, Dalia Calva¹+6

• ¹Dr. Connie Valencia is Sustainability Solutions Community Engagement Fellow at Environmental Justice Research Lab, Department of Population and Public Health Sciences Keck School of Medicine, USC University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Dr. Brittany Morey is Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Society & Behavior, University of California, Irvine (UCI), Irvine, California, USA. Ms. Dalia Calva is at Program in Public Health, University of California Irvine (UCI), Irvine, California, USA. Mr. Ernesto Cortes is at Department of Biology, University of California Irvine (UCI), Irvine, California, USA. Dr. Lindsay Donaldson is at Cultural Studies, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, USA. Ms. Ruth Rodriguez is Community Organizer/Parent Wellness Coordinator Legacy LA at Los Angeles, California, USA. Ms. Lucy Herrera is Executive Director Legacy LA at Los Angeles, California, USA. Dr. Sora Park Tanjasiri is Professor at the Department of Health, Society & Behavior, UCI Program in Public Health Associate Director, Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement, University of California Irvine (UCI), Irvine, California, USA. Alana M.W. LeBrón is Associate Professor at the Department of Health Society & Behavior; also Associate Professor at Chicano/Latino Studies, Affiliated and Environmental & Occupational Health, University of California, Irvine (UCI), Irvine, California, USA.