Los Angeles County Young Children’s Literacy Experiences, Emotional Well-Being and Skills Acquisition: Results from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo ◽  
Anne Pebley
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Literacy Experiences

scholarly journals Disempowering Mindfulness: Reflections on Discovering the Veils of Power in Well-Being and Good Intentions

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-95
Author(s):  
Everardo Carvajal
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
County Jail ◽  
Educational Levels ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
Wellness Intervention

Despite the widespread popularity of mindfulness as a wellness intervention strategy across educational levels, its proponents are susceptible to countering the intended area of improvement. This article recounts the cumulative reflections of an educator and his attempts to implement mindfulness into high school classes at the Los Angeles County Jail. Beginning with a layout of the physical and social settings, the article examines the ways that unconsciously practicing mindfulness will counter and potentially negate the possible benefits of mindful practice.

scholarly journals Shifting Neighborhood Power, Rising Health: A Longitudinal Analysis of Gentrification and the Health of Residents in Los Angeles County

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinyere Agbai
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Neighborhood Change ◽  
Interesting Case ◽  
Neighborhood Conditions ◽  
Individual Health ◽  
Residential Context ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
The Relationship

Gentrification offers an interesting case of neighborhood change because it is characterized by an influx of capital, rapid upgrades to the built environment, and physical and social displacement of residents and institutions. The simultaneous and relatively rapid transitions that occur during gentrification make accounting for duration of exposure particularly important when exploring the relationship between gentrification and individual well-being. Though a large literature explores how the residential context, as well as the timing and duration of exposure to relatively stable neighborhood conditions, affects health, little is known about how duration of exposure to gentrification is linked to the health of longtime residents. Using restricted, longitudinal data from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey, I ask (1) how is duration of exposure to gentrification linked to individual health? (2) How is gentrification differentially linked to individual health outcomes across ethnoracial groups? Results demonstrate that a longer duration of residence in a gentrifying neighborhood is associated with improved self-reported health. This analysis suggests that efforts must be made to allow longtime residents to remain in their neighborhoods as they undergo change to ensure that these residents are able to reap the health benefits of the neighborhood improvements that accompany gentrification.

An Examination of the Relationship between Neighborhood Income Inequality, Social Resources, and Obesity in Los Angeles County

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen E. S. Bjornstrom
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Neighborhood Level

Purpose. This study examines whether local income inequality is associated with an increased likelihood of obesity among Los Angeles County residents and whether collective efficacy mediates the relationship. Design. A cross-sectional study of 2875 adults in 65 neighborhoods that took part in wave 1 of the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Survey in 2000-2001. Neighborhood measures are taken from the Los Angeles Neighborhood Services and Characteristics Database and decennial census. Measures. Obesity is defined as a body mass index over 30. Income inequality is operationalized with the Gini coefficient. Collective efficacy is a neighborhood-level measure comprised of aggregated responses to items that capture trust, cohesion, and the willingness to intervene for the common good among residents. Controls are included at the individual level for demographics and health characteristics, and at the neighborhood level for median household income. Analysis. Logistic regression models of individuals within neighborhoods. Results. When neighborhood economic well-being is controlled, income inequality is associated with a significant reduction in the likelihood of obesity while also controlling for individual demographic and health-related characteristics. Collective efficacy exerts an independent and beneficial effect but does not mediate the relationship between inequality and obesity. Conclusion. Neighborhood social resources and economic heterogeneity are associated with a lower likelihood of obesity. It may be that economically heterogeneous neighborhoods, perhaps especially in Los Angeles County, contain characteristics that promote health.

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