G-Dog and Social Determinants of Health

FIRST PAGE- In G-Dog documentary how important is employment for long term success for people in the program?

What barriers do people who have been incarcerated face?

Provide details on how you think the social determinants of health such as housing, safety and walkability impact those living in the communities with high gang violence.

What are challenges that youth coming out of the juvenile detention system (youth camp) find when trying to return to school?

If you were to consider gangs as an opportunity to provide youth in the community social support and engagement why do you think they choose to join gangs?

Identify how HomeBoy Industries and HomeGirl Cafe (https://homeboyindustries.org/ ) provide different opportunities and social support for the people who utilize these programs.

What are your thoughts about how law enforcement handles gang violence?

Would you ever consider working supporting a program like this – why or why not?

Please share your opinion on the documentary – did you find it useful for looking at the social determinants of health.

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SECOND PAGE-

Here are some resources regarding Community Organizing – https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/communityengagement/pdf/PCE_Report_Chapter_1_SHEF.pdf

Here is an example of community organizing for housing – https://watchcdc.org/community-organizing-d1/

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Where do we go from here? Speech

Operation Bread Basket

Name 2 cities that were impacted by this initiative (Operation Breadbasket – details start about 12 minutes into the speech please listen to all of it for context)?

What initiatives were implemented during Operation Bread Basket?

What gains were made throughout this project?

Share your thoughts about community organizing during the Civil Rights Movement.

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