Health Equity

The Geography of Child Opportunity: Why Neighborhoods Matter for Equity

Abstract: The Geography of Child Opportunity: Why Neighborhoods Matter for Equity contains our analysis of the first findings from the Child Opportunity Index 2.0 for the 100 largest U.S. metros.

Publication: Diversity Data Kids

Date Published: January 21, 2020

Author(s): Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Clemens Noelke, Nancy McArdle, Nomi Sofer, Nick Huntington, Erin Hardy, Rebecca Huber, Mikyung Baek and Jason Reece

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This analysis of California’s state budget from 2007 to 2018 finds that to ensure the long-term health of the state, California needs to eliminate health care waste and direct the savings toward increased funding for programs that improve community conditions—like public education, public health, housing assistance, food assistance, and income support.