THE COUNTY OF SAN

BERNARDINO AND THE

CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Xilonem Montoya
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GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE

COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO
The county of San Bernardino is located in
southeast California and is the largest county
within the Unites States.
The city of San Bernardino is located in the
county of San Bernardino and some of the
neighboring cities are Muscoy, Highland,
Redlands, Colton and Rialto.

DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE COUNTY

AND CITY
It was reported that the county of San
Bernardinos population was 2,088,371
The estimated population in the city of San
Bernardino is 213,708
And the Population in the zip code 92405 in the
city of San Bernardino was 31,080.

CHRONIC DISEASE IN THE AREA

The average life span in California is 73
In the city of San Bernardino the average life
span is 65
- Heart Disease
- Liver Disease
- Diabetes
Are all above state average
In the County
- Heart Disease
-Hypertension
-Diabetes

FOOD INSECURITY IN THE CITY

1 in every 3 households depend on food stamps
8 Fast Food restaurants and convenience store for
every grocery store in the city
31% of residents do not live 1 mile from a grocery
store
Food Desserts and Food Swamps

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE

COUNTY AND CITY
Unemployment rates in the county is 8.2%
percent (In California 7.4%)
Unemployment rate in the city is at 11.2% which
is high compared to its neighborhood cities.
Violent crimes have increased the past two
years by 4% and property crimes have
increased by 7%.

PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY

The city of San Bernardino still has the 4th
highest crime rate in the state of California
18 gangs residing in the zip code alone.
According to the research of California 2014
there was 71 registered sex offenders as well as

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There were a total of 730 gang-related filings in
2013 which was a 34% decrease from 1,106
filings in 2012.
In 2013, there were 697 known gangs in San
Bernardino County, which was below the fiveyear average of 720 gangs.

BUILT ENVIRONMENT
The county and city of San Bernardino fails to
meet healthy people 2020, objective for access to
care and preventative practices.
Why?
Lack of sidewalks and bike lanes.
There are 80 miles of planned bicycle routes and
the city has only been able to built 17 miles.

PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTION

Healthy San Bernardino
Dignity Health Community Hospital of San
Bernardino (CHSB)
Dignity Health Saint Bernadine Medical Center
(SBMC)

HEALTHY SAN BERNARDINO

This program was created to educate the
community on some of the reasons why county
and city health has decreased tremendously
Objectives; Focusing on prevention,
Addressing upstream determinants
Creating a shift in culture
Success? YES

HEALTH CENTER (CHSB)

Provide free educational classes to the
community by public health educators and
registered nurses
Variety of health education classes
Outreach community events and resources all
FREE TO THE COMMUNITY
Free computer access

THE FAMILY FOCUS CENTER (SBMC)

Free after school program for kids from the ages
8-18
Educate youth through a after school program
called Values to Success
Provide youth with clothing, and hygiene
products all year long
Offer a Thanksgiving dinner to the community,
as well as providing a boutique of sweater, and
food baskets
Hospital staff adopt families that attend the
center during Thanksgiving and christmas

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