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Finding Optimal Locations for Implementing Innovative Hypertension Management Approaches Among African American Populations: Mapping Barbershops, Hair Salons, and Community Health Centers
GIS SNAPSHOTS — Volume 21 — February 15, 2024
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This map shows the distribution of health services, barbershops, and hair salons, and population of African American people at the census tract level in Oakland, California. Most businesses around the West Oakland Health Center exist in tracts where 24.9% or less of the population is African American. Within a 2-mile radius of West Oakland Health Center are 12 barbershops and 76 salons. Of the 12 barbershops, 10 have a sales volume of $33,000 to $99,000, 1 has a sales volume of $100,000 to $197,000, and 1 has a sales volume of $198,000 to $391,000. Of the 76 salons, 65 have a sales volume of $33,000 to $99,000, 7 have a sales volume of $100,000 to $197,000, and 4 have a sales volume of $198,000 to $391,000. Within a 2-mile radius of East Oakland Health Center are 13 barbershops and 36 salons. Of the 13 barbershops, 11 have a sales volume of $33,000 to $99,000, 1 has a sales volume of $100,000 to $197,000, and 1 has a sales volume of $198,000 to $391,000. Of the 36 salons, 33 have a sales volume of $33,000 to $99,000, 2 have a sales volume of $100,000 to $197,000, and 1 has a sales volume of $198,000 to $391,000. East Oakland Health Center is surrounded by fewer businesses than West Oakland Health Center, and these businesses are more dispersed in general and concentrated in tracts where 25.0% or more of the population is African American.
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Within a 2-mile radius of the East Oakland Health Center and the West Oakland Health Center, in Oakland, California, numerous barbershops and hair salons are located in census tracts where more than 14.7% of the population is Black or African American. This map provides information for implementing innovative blood pressure management approaches that extend the evidence-based LA barbershop model in African American communities. Sources: US Census Bureau (1), Esri Business Analyst (2).
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