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Abstract #157336

Gabriela Gonzalez¹, Monic Uriarte¹, and Nancy Halpern Ibrahim, MPH². (1) Lead Poisoning, Los Angeles Healthy Homes Project, 2337 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007, 213-741-2365, lahhp@sbcglobal.net, (2) Esperanza Community Housing Corporation, 2337 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA 90007

This poster will show the work of a grassroots group of community promotoras working in the South Central Los Angeles area to empower residents on environmental health hazards and slum housing conditions. Los Angeles has some of California's oldest housing stock, exposing families in our community to lead hazards, asthma triggers, etc. These health hazards are often unrecognized, or unchallenged by tenants fearing the unjust evictions and displacement that could result from complaints. The area is a gentrifying community, with families being displaced by local university students, who are more profitable tenants to slumlords, providing constant turnover of security deposits and a market for higher rents, but offer no benefit in terms of community development.

This poster will put a human face to the reality of slum housing statistics in this city. It will also provide information on the local organizations partnering for social justice, with particular attention to slum housing conditions, tenant rights, access to health services, and housing-based health needs.

The Los Angeles Healthy Homes Project works in the community to build trust that empowers families in changing our community. Our poster will inform participants of the housing conditions many of our low-income families, their severe health consequences, and our strategies for change.

Learning Objectives:

• After viewing the poster exhibit, participants should be able to describe how to use a comprehensive health promoter program model to promote a healthy home and a healthy family by identifying health hazards. In addition, the participant should be able to describe the effectiveness of collaboration between other community based organizations.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.