Our neighborhoods are literally making us sick. Buildings with mold
trigger asthma and other respiratory conditions. Geographic lack of
access to food and health care increases childhood mortality.
Community violence traumatizes residents. Poverty, unemployment,
inadequate housing, food insecurity, racial injustice, and
oppression cause physical changes in the body, resulting in disease
and death. But there is hope. Loving our neighbor includes creating
social environments in which people can be healthy. While working
in community redevelopment and treating uninsured families,
Veronica Squires and Breanna Lathrop discovered that creating
healthier neighborhoods requires a commitment to health equity.
Jesus' ministry brought healing through dismantling systems of
oppression and overturning social norms that prevented people from
living healthy lives. We can do the same in our communities through
addressing social determinants that facilitate healing in
under-resourced neighborhoods. Everyone deserves the opportunity
for good health. The decisions we make and actions we take can
promote the health of our neighbors.
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