Redlining: A Map to Social, Economic, and Health Inequality in Wichita

This month’s guest is Alyssa Spencer. Alyssa is a student at Wichita State University, and just graduated in May with her Master’s in Social Work. Alyssa was a practicum student at CEI this past year and now works with StopSuicideICT where she will implement the Zero Suicide Framework in Sedgwick County. Alyssa joins us today to share with us her final semester project for her MSW. Prevention in Media: This month’s prevention in media is a 5-part documentary called “The Me You Can’t See.” Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry join forces to guide honest discussions about mental health. This series features illuminating stories from across the globe, giving us the opportunity to seek truth, understanding, and a newfound hope for the future. Coalition Spotlight: This month’s Coalition Spotlight is United for Youth. Mission: The mission of U4YC is to provide prevention tools to assist and empower all Nemaha County youth to reduce destructive decisions and encourage physical and mental health by making positive choices. They are most proud of their positive relationships with the school’s Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) programs and our continued desire to work together to make positive impacts on the teens in our county. To learn more about the Coalition Spotlight and United 4 Youth, please go to the KPC Website at kansaspreventioncollaborative.org Sources for Alyssa’s project: Wichita Redlined Map: http://southeasternarchitecture.blogspot.com/2016/10/segregation-forms-redlining.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020, September 15). CDC's Social Vulnerability Index (SVI). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html. Mapping Inequality. Digital Scholarship Lab. (n.d.). https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/#loc=13/37.694/-97.341&city=wichita-ks&area=A6&adview=full. National Association of Social Workers. (2017). NASW code of ethics. Retrieved April 10, 2021, from https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Code-of-Ethics/Code-of-Ethics-English Richardson, J., Mitchell, B. C., Meier, H. C. S., Lynch, E., & Edlebi, J. (2021, January 12). Redlining and Neighborhood Health. https://ncrc.org/holc-health/. Rothstein, R. (2018). The color of law: a forgotten history of how our government segregated America. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company. Vanella, J. (2020, December 14). Asthma: The Surviving Symptom of Redlining in Low-Income Communities of Color. https://policy-perspectives.org/2020/12/14/asthma-the-surviving-symptom-of-redlining-in-low-income-communities-of-color/. Van Slyke, A. (2020, July 13). America’s Legacy of Redlining: State-Sponsored Segregation and Disenfranchisement of Urban Minority Communities. https://lernercenter.syr.edu/2020/07/13/ib-35/. Wichita Segregation, Past & Present. (2018, December 18). https://thechungreport.com/wichita-segregation-past-and-present/. The Color of Law: https://www.amazon.com/Color-Law-Forgotten-Government-Segregated/dp/1631494538/ref=asc_df_1631494538/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312029822325&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10101111794633507110&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024239&hvtargid=pla-466313351218&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=61316180319&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312029822325&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10101111794633507110&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024239&hvtargid=pla-466313351218