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CSI One Region - 2 Pager Talking Points
CSI One Region - 2 Pager Talking Points
CSI One Region - 2 Pager Talking Points
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The New York region is growing and becoming more diverse, yet regional opportunity is
not equitable
• The region is growing more diverse, as the White population plateaus and most new residents are
Latino, Asian, or Black. Despite this, isolation of people of color continues, threatening the regional
economy, social cohesion and family well-being.
• The foreign-born population grew by 11% since 2000 and accounts for a majority of the region’s
new residents. However, Immigrants generally live in low-opportunity neighborhoods. Black and
Latino immigrants are the worst off.
• New York is the fourth-most segregated region in the United States.
• Poverty is racially identifiable— people of color disproportionately live in low-opportunity
neighborhoods with poor-quality housing, failing schools, environmental hazards, and few good jobs.
The health of communities is threatened by environment hazards and the lack of health
infrastructure
• Social and economic inequalities drive environmental degradation and lessen environmental
protections for everyone.
• People of color live closest to environmental hazards, making them the most at risk to asthma,
obesity, and diabetes.
• Blacks are four times more likely to be hospitalized for asthma treatment than Whites in parts of
New Jersey because of poor air quality, poor housing quality, and poor access to healthcare.
• People of color live in areas with weak healthcare infrastructure, including hospitals and a thriving
network of healthcare professionals, and are least likely to have health insurance coverage.
• The lack of access communities have to healthy and affordable food is making them sick,
contributing to high rates of obesity among children in high-poverty, communities of color.