LIVERevitalizing the way Los Angeles grows mentally physically and economically.
Our "Green Works Project" seeks to build on existing research that shows how nature and built environments directly affect human health and well-being. Additionally, by creating local economic development and sustainable food chains we want to end the food deserts that plague Los Angeles.
In what areas of Los Angeles will you be directly working?
County of Los Angeles
City of Los Angeles
LAUSD
Applied Technology Center (High School); Bell Gardens High School; South Los Angeles elementary and high schools (TBD)
How do you plan to use these resources to make change?
Conduct research
Engage residents and stakeholders
Implement a pilot or new project
Mobilize for systems change
Advocate with policymakers and leaders
Implement and track policy
How will your proposal improve the following LIVE metrics?
Access to healthy food
Exposure to air toxins
Obesity rates
Rates of mental illness
Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences (Dream Metric)
Percentage of LA communities that are resilient (Dream Metric)
Percentage of tree canopy cover (Dream Metric)
Please explain how you will evaluate your work.
With the help of our partners, here are a few ways we will measure the success of our project:
- Conduct research with students to see how their interactions with nature affect their wellbeing and habits. (Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, rates of mental illness, access to healthy food, obesity rates, and percentage of LA communities that are resilient)
- The amount of produce grown and their distribution mileage from source (Access to healthy food, percentage of LA communities that are resilient, exposure to air toxins)
- Vegetation mapping (Percentage of tree canopy cover)
- The percentage of locally sourced project materials (Percentage of LA communities that are resilient)
- The amount of money donated to schools via produce sales (Percentage of LA communities that are resilient)
These metrics will deliver insight on key issues regarding community health, sustainability, and economic development.
How can the LA2050 community and other stakeholders help your proposal succeed
Money (financial capital)
Volunteers/staff (human capital)
Publicity/awareness (social capital)
Infrastructure (building/space/vehicles, etc.)
Education/training
Technical infrastructure (computers, etc.)
Community outreach
Network/relationship support
Quality improvement research