Cleveland food stories

Episode Two- All Is Not Equal

Why is it that residents in the suburban community of Lyndhurst have a life expectancy 10 years greater than those who reside in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood? While individual choices certainly matter, the status of your health is largely influenced by the zip code in which you live. This film explores the social determinants of health in Cleveland, with particular emphasis on how unequal access to the foods needed for a healthy diet contribute to alarming disparities in health between neighborhoods. From health care professionals to empowered youth, this film profiles the inspiring stories of everyday people who are helping to turn these disparities around.

FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS:

HIP Cuyahoga - is a collaborative initiative between Cuyahoga County Public Health, health care partners, and grassroots leaders.

Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition -features a diverse coalition of institutional and grassroots partners focused on creating policies supportive of a healthy local food system.

Prevention Research Center at Case Western Reserve University - is based at the School of Medicine and focuses on community action research aimed at addressing the greater health risk burdens that low-income Clevelanders face.

Food Access Raises Everyone (FARE) - is a collaborative initiative facilitated by The Philadelphia-based Food Trust that works to foster collaboration in greater Cleveland to improve access to healthy food.

Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services (NEON) - is a network of Federally Qualified Health Clinics working to address health disparities in greater Cleveland through clinical care and community education.

Freshly Rooted - is an educational enterprise encouraging culturally-relevant and holistic approaches to health and community transformation. 

A Vision of Change - is an educational enterprise offering hands-on training for community health workers and interactive events at area businesses to promote health.

Northeast Ohio Restoration Alliance - is an environmental justice initiative focused on restoring land and community while promoting green jobs and urban agriculture.

Teaching Humanity Excellence Urban Agriculture (UAI) - is an initiative aimed at increasing youth involvement in urban agriculture through a farm and urban agriculture services.

Garden Boyz of Central - is an initiative of the Sisters of Charity Foundation’s Building Healthy Communities initiative, a program trains youth in the Central Neighborhood about health and urban farming.

My Community My Commitment - is a summer youth training and education program operated by the St Clair Superior Community Development Corporation.

Refresh Collective - is a youth education initiative that uses hip-hop, the arts, and gardening to teach health and empowerment.

Food Strong - operates the Care-A-Van initiative which helps to promote Cleveland farmers markets as sources for local food, health education, and community events.

The Coit Road Farmers Market - is based in East Cleveland and is the oldest operating year-round farmers’ market offering a mix of locally grown foods and community services.

Watch Episode Two Here: