What is the purpose of HLHL?
Healthy Lives, Healthy Lancaster will build on existing community needs assessments and prior studies that identified health gaps and disparities in the City of Lancaster. The study will employ neighborhood-level community engagement strategies and research methods to gather additional data and public input through surveys, focus groups, key informant interviews, and community forums.
Using a Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) framework, we aim to better understand and document the myriad factors that affect the health of our residents and lead to health disparities within the realms of:
- Social and Community Context
- Neighborhood & Built Environment
- Health Care Access & Quality
- Economic Stability
- Education Access & Quality
The results of the study will help us identify priorities and strategies to improve health and wellbeing in Lancaster City and promote health equity for all residents.
