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    Coleman A. Young Recreation Center offers activities and amenities to community members in Detroit. Asset mapping identifies strengths and resources in a community that can be built upon to address needs and improve health. This document maps assets in the area around Coleman A. Young Recreation Center, finding schools, parks, houses of worship, healthcare facilities, and social services. However, it notes a lack of mental health services and limited diversity among community members.

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    Coleman A. Young Recreation Center offers activities and amenities to community members in Detroit. Asset mapping identifies strengths and resources in a community that can be built upon to address needs and improve health. This document maps assets in the area around Coleman A. Young Recreation Center, finding schools, parks, houses of worship, healthcare facilities, and social services. However, it notes a lack of mental health services and limited diversity among community members.

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    Coleman A. Young Recreation Center offers activities and amenities to community members in Detroit. Asset mapping identifies strengths and resources in a community that can be built upon to address needs and improve health. This document maps assets in the area around Coleman A. Young Recreation Center, finding schools, parks, houses of worship, healthcare facilities, and social services. However, it notes a lack of mental health services and limited diversity among community members.

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    Coleman A. Young Recreation Center offers activities and amenities to community members in Detroit. Asset mapping identifies strengths and resources in a community that can be built upon to address needs and improve health. This document maps assets in the area around Coleman A. Young Recreation Center, finding schools, parks, houses of worship, healthcare facilities, and social services. However, it notes a lack of mental health services and limited diversity among community members.

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    COMMUNITY ASSET

    MAPPING
    Detroit Parent Network | 726 Lothrop St. Detroit MI 48202

    Identifying the assets of a


    community allows public health
    practitioners to build from and
    WHAT IS ASSET MAPPING? connect existing assets in the
    community. Knowing and
    The process of searching and creating an understanding existing services
    inventory of the strengths and resources of minimizes the risk of duplicating
    a community. Once these or missing important
    strengths/resources are identified we can opportunities to improve
    utilize the information to think about how public health in the community.
    to build on these assets to address
    community needs and improve health. Community assets are
    resources that improve
    quality of life. Examples
    include physical places,
    supportive businesses,
    citizen associations, and
    public/private organizations.

    01
    COLEMAN A. YOUNG RECREATION
    CENTER Health Disparities
    2751 Robert Bradby Dr, Detroit, MI 48207 Asthma 
    Wayne County Heart Disease
    Diabetes
    Coleman A. Young is centered on the east Obesity
    side of Detroit in district 5. The recreation
    center offers a variety of activities and
    amenities for community members.
    Membership is $7 to obtain an ID card that
    allows participation in all programs and
    activities.

    Demographics
    Population: 202,252
    Male population:
    45.20%
    Female
    population:54.80%
    Racial majority:
    African American
    87.6%
    Unemployment rate:
    10.61%
    Median Household
    Income:30294
    1. School Test
    Performance: Below
    Average

    “Healthcare Disparities in Detroit Persist despite Progress


    under Obamacare.”
    “Wayne County, Michigan.”

    02
    Resources available
    The community surrounding Five faith-based organizations
    Coleman A.Young Recreation serve this community. Each
    Center has six schools that faith-based organization serves
    serve kindergarten to college a variety of populations and
    s t u d e n t s . T h e c o m m u n i t y o f fe r s communities. There are several
    nine locations for outdoor and housing options available,
    r e c r e a t i o n a l u s e . T h e m a j o r ity ranging from apartments to
    of these spaces are public condominiums. There are two
    p a r k s . F o u r h e a l t h c a r e f a c i l i ti e s locations for arts and
    were observed in this entertainment. Lastly, five
    community. These included s e r v i c e s s u c h a s t h e f i r e s t a ti o n ,
    urgent care and dental credit union, public library and
    facilities as well as an insurance food bank compose social
    company. services in the community.

    effects of social
    determinants
    B a s e d o n t h e o b s e r v a t i o n s m a d e , i t's
    evident that the community lacks
    mental health services. Only one
    l o c a t i o n w a s f o u n d t o p r o v i d e th e s e
    s e r v i c e s . C o n s i d e r i n g t h e h ig h
    population residing in the
    community: one is not enough.
    A n o t h e r c o n c e r n i s t h e d i s p a r i ti e s
    a m o n g i n c l u s i o n . F o r e x a m p l e w i th i n
    a 5 mile radius people of similar SES
    r e s i d e , t h u s t h e r e i s l i m i t e d d i v e r s i ty
    within these areas.

    03

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