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Health commissioner presents neighborhood data; council approves pilot to open high school track for public use
Summary
Iris Delgado, a Huntington Park health commissioner and LA County epidemiologist, told the City Council on Oct. 14 that neighborhood-level data show Huntington Park has far less recreational space per resident and worse measures of nutrition, obesity and perceived safety than county averages.
Huntington Park — Huntington Park's community has fewer park acres per resident, higher self-reported poor health and higher violent-crime rates than Los Angeles County averages, a county epidemiologist told the City Council Oct. 14—data councilmembers said underscores the need to expand access to safe places for exercise.
Iris Delgado, a Huntington Park health commissioner and epidemiologist with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, presented key findings from the county's Community Health Profiles, a neighborhood-level report that collects more than 100 indicators of health and community conditions. Delgado said Huntington Park has about 0.9 acres of recreational space per 1,000 residents compared with roughly 92.9 acres per…
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