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County’s Latino health assessment and gun‑violence cost study show steep disparities in East San Jose
Summary
Santa Clara County public health officials summarized a Latino health assessment and a cost‑of‑gun‑violence study finding disproportionate burdens in East and South County — higher absenteeism, behavioral‑health indicators and juvenile justice representation among Latino youth, and rising community costs from firearm injury.
Dr. Sarah Redmond, Santa Clara County health officer, presented key findings from two county studies — a Latino Health Assessment and a cost‑of‑gun‑violence analysis — and called for place‑based, community‑centered interventions.
Redmond told the joint city–county committee the assessment combines quantitative surveillance, county service‑utilization data and extensive community voice. She said Latinos compose a large share of the county’s young population and that disparities concentrate in places like East San Jose and South County. "Latinos make up 34% of children and youth," she said, and the county found higher rates of chronic absenteeism,…
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