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INKSTER, MICHIGAN
Zip Code: 48141
25,366
Total Population
- 15.62% Diabetic
- 46.26% Obese
71.6%
African American (18,566)
- 17.47% Diabetic
- 50.41% Obese
2.9%
Hispanic (653)
- 15.15% Diabetic
- 41.47% Obese
KEY PLAYERS
- American International Academy
- City of Inkster
- Dozier Recreation Center
- Feeding Inkster
- Inkster Task Force
- Starfish Family Services
- Western Wayne Family Health Center
33.6%
Individuals Below Poverty
15.2%
Disability under 65 years old
12.3%
65+
NUTRITION
- 7 community gardens, including gardens at schools and a children’s garden
- Restaurants do not have healthy menus
- Exploring the creation of a farmers’ market
- 2 master gardeners and 4-H program
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- Hope to implement a complete streets ordinance as part of master plan
- Dozier Recreation Center: community hub, but needs additional resources
- Community unaware of strategies city is making to improve walkability/bikeability/ADA compliance
- Community unaware of strategies community organizations make to improve and encourage physical activity and nutrition at their locations
- Limited bus routes
BREASTFEEDING
- Trust health professionals and other moms for breastfeeding information
- Could do more at clinics, worksites and in the public to promote breastfeeding and the right to breastfeeding in public
COMMUNITY CLINICAL LINKAGES
- Existing linkages between Western Wayne Family Health Center and community services, such as chronic disease self-management programs; education strategies on chronic disease and preventive care; referral systems between health care facilities and community-based resources; and routine follow-up counseling, education, screening, and patient adherence plans from health care facilities
- Diabetes Support Group at WWFHC
- More needs to be done to engage new communities or promote the
existing infrastructure
WAYNE, MICHIGAN
Zip Code: 48184
17,643
Total Population
- 10.68% Diabetic
- 38.24% Obese
15.7%
African American (13,000)
- 16.21% Diabetic
- 49.73% Obese
2.9%
Hispanic (602)
- 14.02% Diabetic
- 40.77% Obese
KEY PLAYERS
- Beaumont Hospital Wayne
- City of Wayne
- Ford Motor Company Michigan Assembly Plant
- Friends of the Rouge
- Healthy Wayane
- HYPE Athletics
- The Senior Alliance
- Wayne-Westland Community Schools
- Wayne RESA
20.1%
Individuals Below Poverty
14.6%
Disability under 65 years old
13.7%
65+
NUTRITION
- Used to have a community garden, but it no longer exists
- Karma Coffee is the first restaurant to go through Healthy Wayne menu review. Now offers healthy options.
- Many fast food restaurants, coney islands, and pizza places might make it challenging for other restaurants to go through this process. City is looking to attract new businesses
- No farmers’ market
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- Built Environment team at Healthy Wayne improved new play scape and plans to install mileage markers at Attwood Park
- Active Bike Club and Bike shop rents bikes
- Desire for a walking club
BREASTFEEDING
- Trust health professionals for breastfeeding information
- Gaps in breastfeeding education and information on what resources are
available
COMMUNITY CLINICAL LINKAGES
- Community not well-informed of any existing linkage
WESTLAND, MICHIGAN
Zip Code: 48186
36,506
Total Population
- 10.50% Diabetic
- 38.08% Obese
18.2%
African American (5,877)
- 16.07% Diabetic
- 49.68% Obese
3.5%
Hispanic (1,486)
- 13.88% Diabetic
- 40.71% Obese
KEY PLAYERS
- City of Westland
- Friends of the Rouge
- Healthy Westland
- HOPE Clinic
- Wayne County Health Department
- Wayne-Westland Community School District
18.5%
Individuals Below Poverty
12.6%
65+
NUTRITION
- Weekly farmers’ market; more information needs to be shared if it accepts
vouchers like Double Up Food Bucks, WIC, etc. - Two community gardens
- Many grocery stores and fruit markets
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- Many parks, including popular splash pad
- Many other recreational areas including Mike Modano Ice Arena (ice skating, hockey), Jefferson Barns Community Center (boxing, baseball, basketball), Westland Municipal Golf (golf), Skateland West (roller skating roller blading), Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church (aerobics), Friendship Senior Center aerobics), and after school exercise programs held at the schools
- 2nd annual Fall Fitness Festival happened in 2019
BREASTFEEDING
- Trust medical professionals and older generations for breastfeeding information
- More needs to be done to inform the public of breastfeeding supports and education
COMMUNITY CLINICAL LINKAGES
- HOPE Clinic patient advocates refer patients out to appropriate medical services (such as behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, specialists)
- HOPE Clinic does not have formal partnerships with community partner
- HOPE Clinic has limited resources and a lack of capacity, which makes formal relationships, referrals and a robust EMR system difficult