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Public Health for The Lower Yakima Valley

Public Health for The Lower Yakima Valley. Demographics and Economics. 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services. Monitor environmental and health status to identify and solve community environmental public health problems

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Public Health for The Lower Yakima Valley

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  1. Public Health for The Lower Yakima Valley Demographics and Economics

  2. 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services • Monitor environmental and health status to identify and solve community environmental public health problems • Diagnose and investigate environmental public health problems and health hazards in the community • Inform, educate, and empowerpeople about environmental public health issues • Mobilize community partnerships and actions to identify and solve environmental health problems • Develop policies and plansthat support individual and community environmental public health efforts • Enforce laws and regulations that protect environmental public health and ensure safety • Link people to needed environmental public health services and assure the provision of environmental public health services when otherwise unavailable • Assure a competent environmental public health workforce • Evaluate effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of personal and population-based environmental public health services • Research for new insights and innovative solutions to environmental public health problems

  3. % Population Changes: 2000 to 2010

  4. % of Population Under the Age of Five

  5. % of Population Under the Age of Eighteen

  6. % of Population Over the Age of Sixty Five

  7. % of Population Native American

  8. % of Population White but Not Hispanic

  9. % of Population Hispanic

  10. % of Population Foreign Born

  11. % Population Speaking Language Other Than English at Home

  12. % Population with High School Diploma

  13. % Population with Bachelor’s Degree

  14. % Population Living in the Same House for Over One Year

  15. % Population Who Own Their Home

  16. % Population Living in Multi-Unit Dwellings

  17. Average Home Values

  18. Number of People Per Household

  19. Per Capita Income

  20. Median Home Income

  21. % Population Living Below the Poverty Level

  22. Let’s Consider a Typical Lower Valley Family • Two children under the age of eighteen • Hispanic • One parent is foreign born • Spanish is spoken at home • One parent has a high school diploma • Home value is around $100,000 • Family Income is $32,000 per year

  23. A $100,000 Home in Outlook

  24. How Much Water Does This Family Need Per Day? • Two to three liters per person per day = 8 to 12 liters per day = 2 to 3 gallons per day • Cost is about $1 per gallon or $2 to $3 per day just for drinking water • In addition people need: * Water for Cooking * Water for Bathing • Can we estimate a minimum of $100/month?

  25. Gross Family Income of $32,000 • This family will spend 3.5% of their gross income for drinking water

  26. Gross Family Income$26,000 • This family will spend 4.6% of their income for drinking water

  27. Gross Family Income $20,800 • This is the annual income for a family with one wager earner who receives $10 per hour • This family will spend 5.8% of their income for drinking water

  28. References • 2010 U.S. Census • Century 21 Central Realty

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