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In a recent report, Parkland Health sta identi ed various neighborhoods—often communities of color—in Dallas County that face shorter life expectancies due to low income along with limited access to health resources and quality food options. (Courtesy Parkland Health)
Lake Highlands facing emerging health needs In northeast Dallas, the di er- ence in a resident’s life expec- tancy could change by a few years based on where they live in Lake Highlands or Lakewood. County data shows people liv- ing in the ZIP code 75243—which is a high-poverty, minority-ma- jority census tract—face lower life expectancies and poorer health out- comes than people living in more a uent areas of Lake Highlands and Lakewood, such as the ZIP codes 75214, 75231 and 75238. Factors such as lower income, lower education rates and a lack of nearby health resources, such as grocery stores and health clinics, contribute to the lower overall health of the community. In Lake Highlands, the ZIP code 75243 “emerged as a hotspot” of high health risks in the northern section of Dallas County in Parkland Health’s 2022 Dallas County Commu- nity Health Needs Assessment, said Teresita Oaks, director of Commu- nity Health Programs for Parkland. “That is important because what CONTINUED ON 14 BY CECILIA LENZEN
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NOW OPEN 1 Faith-based nonpro t Juliette Fowler Communities held a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 10 to mark the opening of its latest independent-living communi- ty, known as The Peak . The $24 million apartment development, located at 230 S. Fulton St. in Dallas, features 144 units ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments focused on adults age 62 and over making between 30%-60% of the area’s median income. 214-515-1370. www.fowlercommunities.org/thepeak 2 2nd Street , a secondhand store selling vintage clothing, streetwear, Japanese designer goods and luxury accessories, opened its second location in the Dallas area in late March. Founded in Japan in 1996, 2nd Street buys second- hand clothing items from its customers to resell in its stores and online. As part of its Hand2Hand project, the compa- ny reuses all clothing that arrives in its stores, according to its website. Located at 2004 Greenville Ave., 2nd Street also has another storefront in Deep Ellum. 469-902-6679. http://2ndstreetusa.com 3 Strouderosa BBQ, a barbecue catering company, opened its rst brick- and-mortar restaurant in Lake Highlands on May 24. The restaurant, located at 9090 Skillman St., Ste. 174A, serves a traditional barbecue-style menu with homemade sauce avors that include ja- lapeño, peach chipotle and blood orange habanero. Strouderosa was previously expected to open by Jan. 1 but faced multiple setbacks due to building repairs, delayed equipment delivery and di culty hiring sta , owner Trisha Stroud said. 972-643-8692. www.strouderosa.com 4 National Spine & Pain Centers, a network of interventional pain practices, opened National Spine & Ortho, its rst Texas surgery center, in Lake Highlands on May 31. The new center, located inside the Greenville Medical Tower, is equipped with “the most advanced technology” to enable same-day surgical care, according to a news release from the company. National Spine & Ortho o ers a variety of proce- dures, including spine surgery, neurosur- gery, interventional pain management, orthopedics, joint replacement and podi- atry services. The National Spine & Ortho surgery center is located at 7150 Green-
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Paul Choi said. He added that he chose to expand in the Lake Highlands area be- cause of its ethnically diverse population. Unbeliavabowl o ers a variety of Asian dishes, including beef and chicken teriya- ki, spicy pork, sesame chicken, bibimbap, and more. The new location will open at 6243 Retail Road, Ste. 550, Dallas. www.unbelievabowlasiangrill.com RELOCATIONS 8 Rescue Air and Plumbing moved in April from Richardson into a new facility in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas. The air conditioning and plumbing compa- ny is now headquartered in Dallas at 9639 Greenville Ave. Rescue Air o ers a variety of air conditioning and plumb- ing services, including AC repair and installation; furnace and heater repair; heat pump services; air duct cleaning; and HVAC maintenance. 972-201-3253. www.rescueairtx.com 9 Lots of Luv Child Care, a locally owned day care center, moved to a new space in Lake Highlands in mid-April. The center, now located at 9090 Skill- man St., Ste. 186A, o ers all-day and after-school care for children ages 3-11, co-owner Donald Ericks said. The center is in the process of joining the early Renovations to the YMCA, which is located at 8920 Stults Road in Dallas, began in September with a parking lot expansion and a new temporary entrance added to the west side of the facility. Phase 1 of the construction increased parking capacity by 68%, now providing 205 spaces, according to a YMCA news release. The new facility currently under construction will house the YMCA’s new tness center, two group exercise rooms, a multipurpose room, and a new entry and lobby. Phase 2 FEATURED IMPACT RENOVATIONS The Lake Highlands Family YMCA has entered Phase 2 of its 14-month renovation project, which will include adding 15,000 square feet of new space to the facility.
will also include the addition of new locker rooms and changing room spaces, according to the news release. The current phase is expected to be complete in August. Future construction included in Phase 3 will focus on renovating the YMCA’s existing building to include a new ChildWatch room, a cycle studio, a refreshed basketball gym and a new o ce suite. 214-221-9622. www.ymcadallas.org/ locations/lake_highlands
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JUNE 10 THROUGH JULY 16 WATCH OUTDOOR THEATER Shakespeare Dallas is kicking o its 51st season of Shakespeare in the Park with “Much Ado About Nothing.” Viewers will be seated on the lawn at the Samuell-Grand Amphitheater, and they are welcome to bring lawn chairs, food and drinks. 8:45 p.m. (Tues., Sat.-Sun.) $15-$200. 1500 Tenison Parkway, Dallas. 214-559-2778. www.shakespearedallas.org 10 THROUGH 17 WATCH THE BEST TEENAGE PIANISTS The Cliburn will host the third Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival for pianists ages 13-17. Through four rounds of competition, 24 artists will compete, and 14 will participate in the festival as noncompetitors. Various times. Free-$525. Caruth Auditorium at Southern Methodist University, 6101 Bishop Blvd., Dallas. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St., Dallas. 817-738-6536. www.cliburn.org/2023-junior-competition 11 , 18 AND 25 READ WITH LGBTQ PRIDE Vickery Park Branch Library is hosting a weekly “Rainbow Reading Hour” this June.
JULY 04 ENJOY A FIREWORKS SHOW Fair Park Fourth will return to celebrate community, fun and reworks in honor of Independence Day. The event will feature hands-on activities for kids, local vendors, live music, food trucks and more. 4:30 p.m. Free. Fair Park, 3809 Grand Ave., Dallas. 214-670-8400. www.fairparkdallas.com/events/detail/ fair-park-fourth-2023 08 CLEAN WHITE ROCK LAKE Nonpro t For the Love of the Lake will host its Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up to clean White Rock Lake. Volunteers will pick up trash and litter in designated areas of the lake. 8 a.m. Free. For the Love of the Lake, 1152 N. Buckner Blvd., Ste. 123, Dallas. 214-660-1100. https://whiterocklake.org/events 14 JAM OUT TO EMO MUSIC Sundown at Granada will host Emo Night Brooklyn, a DJ-based dance party featuring emo and pop punk music. The event will include music by Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco and Paramore. Age 18 and up. 9 p.m. $15. Sundown at Granada, 3520 Greenville Ave., Dallas. 214-823-8305. www.granadatheater.com/calendar
The summer reading program is meant to celebrate love, di erences, community and tolerance during Pride month. 11:30 a.m. Free. Vickery Park Branch Library, 8333 Park Lane, Dallas. 214-671-2101. https://dallaslibrary.librarymarket.com/ event/rainbow-reading-hour-0 17 HONOR THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its annual Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival. The event will include a 4K walk, live entertainment, vendors and family-friendly activities. 9 a.m. Free-$135 (for 10-person 4K team). Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Dallas. 214-670-8418. www.dallasmlkcenter.com/ juneteenth 17 BAR HOP FOR LGBTQ PRIDE Gay bar Mr. Misster will host its annual Pride Bar Crawl, which includes drink specials and a drag show. A portion of the event’s proceeds will be donated to local LBGTQ organizations and national nonpro t The Trevor Project, which focuses on suicide prevention. Age 21 and up. 4 p.m. $10-$20. 3900 Cedar Springs Road, Dallas. 972-850-9936. www.facebook.com/events/ 627401345800101
Indiana-based Sounds of Summer formed in 2015. FEATURED EVENT Sing along to a Beach Boys tribute Sounds of Summer, a Beach Boys tribute band, will perform at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden June 29 as part of the venue’s Cool Thursdays Concert Series. Food trucks, including Secret Agent BBQ, Monster Yogurt and more, will be at the event. 7:30 p.m. $12-$39. Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas 214-515-6615 www.dallasarboretum.org COURTESY SOUNDS OF SUMMER
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co ee—that’s the last thing you want to start your day with,” Shattles said. The new seats will make it easier to avoid situations like that, he added. DART vehicles began receiving new vinyl seating in May, and the process is expected to be completed in November, according to a DART news release. Swapping fabric cushions with vinyl ones is “not a quick process,” Shattles said. The agency has set up a “conveyor system” for buses to swap cloth seats out with vinyl ones when they pull into a station at the end of their route. The process takes about 30-45 minutes per bus, and the agency has a eet of 163 vehicles. The change does not include DART’s electric buses, which already have vinyl seats. DART is using on-board contract cleaning personnel to remove trash and debris aboard light rail vehicles throughout the day. Buses receive nightly cleaning, Shattles said. White Rock Lake signage The White Rock Lake Foundation plans to install 11 signs around White Rock Lake in collaboration with The Dallas Running Club. The signs, which are waiting to be installed, will show the direction and distance between loca- tions around the lake. Timeline: May-July Cost: $36,000 Funding sources: White Rock Lake Foundation, Dallas Running Club
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is replac- ing 34,000 fabric seat cushions with new vinyl ones across its bus eet. The change is meant to ensure a cleaner and more comfortable expe- rience for passengers, spokesperson Gordon Shattles said. The vinyl seats will be easier to clean than the former fabric ones, he added. “The long-term goal of this is to make sure we have a very clean system for all of our riders,” Shattles said. “A lot of folks were worried after COVID[-19], [but] we want to make sure that our riders have a safe, ... clean and e ective ride.” Previously, workers would remove dirty cloth seats in the evening and replace them with clean ones. Shat- tles said the vinyl seats will be wiped clean throughout the day. “I know as a passenger, when you come inside [a bus] where someone spilled their co ee but it’s blended in so you sit down in a pile of
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Dallas City Council will meet June 14 and 28 at 9 a.m. at 1500 Marilla St., Dallas. www.dallascityhall.com MEETINGS WE COVER materials on how to operate electric scooters when they register to use a vehicle through the vendor’s app. The city launched a new service request category for its 311 help line that will allow city o cials and community members to report any scooter-related issues. For now, the city has partnered with Bird, Lime and Superpedestrian. HIGHLIGHTS DALLAS After a nearly three-year ban on electric scooters, Dallas relaunched its electric scooter program May 31. This time around, the city will implement stricter rules and regulations to combat the backlash the previous scooter program faced. Under the new program, electric scooters will only be allowed to operate from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and riders must be age 16 or older. Riders will face a citywide speed limit of 20 mph. New users will be required to view training
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Council greenlights I 345 hybrid plan DALLAS City Council voted to approve a recommendation from the Texas Department of Transportation to rebuild I-345 on May 24. TxDOT can now begin designing the plan, called the hybrid plan, which would tear down the freeway and rebuild it mostly in a trench. The conditions: Council’s approval included several conditions, includ- ing that TxDOT brief City Council on the progress every six months. In addition, council directed City Manager T.C. Broadnax to investigate securing federal funding to pay for an independent study to explore alternatives. Another condition was council may withdraw support if the potential study nds better options or other funding is procured. The next phase of the project is expected to cost about $20 million. Construction could start in 2028.
Dallas recognizes historically Black town Little Egypt DALLAS O cials and community members gathered May 20 to commemorate the history of Little Egypt, a freedmen’s town that was located in the heart of what is now Lake Highlands, with a new historical marker. What happened: The Texas Historical Commission recently designated Little Egypt as “vital and an educational part of local history,” according to a news release. City o cials unveiled a historical marker for the town at 8630 Thurgood Lane on May 20. The history: In 1883, Black people who were formerly enslaved built Little Egypt on a 30-acre tract of land. The settlement thrived for about 80 years before getting demolished and cleared for the
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DALLAS Cypress Creek at Forest Lane, a mixed-income housing proj- ect in Lake Highlands, is continuing to move forward despite opposition from various community members. Dallas City Council plans to acquire an approximately 2.85-acre tract of land and lease it to developer Syca- more Strategies. The backstory: The Cypress Creek project would include a four-story midrise apartment building with a wrapped parking structure that would include 189 residential units, a coworking space and a dog park. At least 100 of those units would be reserved for low-income households that earn between 30%-80% of the area’s median income of $58,231. • The project was rst proposed to City Council in 2021 and has faced various challenges and delays since. The property where the
project would be developed faces deed restrictions, which allow only o ce buildings, hotels, motels and restaurants to be built there. • City Council’s decision May 10 to acquire the land and lease it to Syca- more Strategies is the latest attempt to circumvent those restrictions. The city’s involvement would make the deed restrictions unenforceable, according to a memo from Assistant City Manager Majed Al-Ghafry. Those in favor: Those who support Cypress Creek at Forest Lane have said the project will provide much- needed a ordable housing in a high-opportunity area with access to employment opportunities and trans- portation. High-opportunity areas are regions within the city of Dallas where the census tract has poverty rates of 20% or below, according to the Dallas City Hall website.
A historical marker identi es Little Egypt, a freedmen’s town in Dallas.
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development of the neighborhood now known as Lake Highlands. The settlement remained largely forgotten until 2015, when Clive Siegle and Tim Sullivan, former professors at Dallas College’s Richland Campus, discovered its remnants with student help. Going forward: Siegle and Sullivan said that they hope to eventually display Little Egypt artifacts at the African American Museum at Fair Park. They urge anyone with information to email cgsiegle@earthlink.net.
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Those opposed: Nearby property owners to the land spoke in oppo- sition of the development, citing potential e ects on property values and threatening to sue the city if the project is successful. They said the city would violate deed restrictions by acquiring the land and thereby violate the property rights of private developers.
What’s next: During the May 10 meeting, City Council considered also approving a lease agreement with Sycamore Strategies but ultimately decided to delay the deal for further discussion. Council is scheduled to consider the proposal again during its June 14 meeting.
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HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE:
Sept. 2020 Sept. 2021 Sept. 2022 HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS Health care and social assistance industry employment 2-year change +3.15%
• HEALTHBEHAVIORS , such as smoking, obesity, physical activity, excessive drinking, alcohol-impaired driving deaths, sexually transmitted infections and teen births • CLINICALCARE , including health insurance coverage; number of physicians, dentists and mental health providers; preventable hospital stays; and u vaccinations • SOCIOECONOMICFACTORS , such as educational attainment levels, children in poverty, income inequality and violent crimes • PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS , such as air pollution, drinking water violations, housing problems and long commutes
HEALTH OUTCOMES
35 52
Length of life Overall Quality of life
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Health behaviors
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG, U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT
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HOSPITALS 1 Kindred Hospital Dallas Central Trauma level: Not available NICU level: Not available Total number of employees: Not available Number of beds: 60 8050 Meadow Road, Dallas 469 232 6500 www.kindredhospitals.com/locations 2 Medical City Dallas Hospital Trauma level: Not available NICU level: IV Total number of employees: 2,958
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www.whiterockmedicalcenter.com ERS, URGENT CARE & RETAIL CLINICS 6 Advanced Dallas Hospital & Clinics E 7502 Greenville Ave., Dallas 469 221 6000 www.advanceddallas.com 7 Allcare Family Clinic U F 3825 Ross Ave., Ste. 150, Dallas 214 515 9646 https://allcareclinicsdallas.com 8 Baylor Scott & White Urgent Care-Lovers Lane U T F 5800 E. Lovers Lane, Dallas 972 817 6260 www.bswhealth.com/locations 9 CareNow Urgent Care-Abrams U T F 9323 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Dallas 214 570 3003 www.carenow.com/locations 10 CareNow Urgent Care-Greenville U T F 4844 Greenville Ave., Dallas 214 295 9410 www.carenow.com/locations 11 CareNow Urgent Care-Lakewood U T F 2221 Abrams Road, Dallas 972 674 8510 www.carenow.com/locations
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17 Lakewood Emergency Room E T 6101 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas 214 891 5579 www.highlandparker.com 18 NextCare Urgent Care U F 6350 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas 214 828 0448 www.nextcare.com/locations/tx/ dallas-e-mockingbird-lane 19 Preston Hollow Emergency Room E T 8007 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas 214 509 6269 www.prestonhollower.com 20 Texas Health Breeze Urgent Care U T F 6411 E. Northwest Hwy., Ste. 120, Dallas 469 495 9110 www.breezeurgentcare.texashealth.org 21 Watermark Urgent Care U T F 9780 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Ste. 124, Dallas 469 317 0028 www.watermarkurgentcare.com/skillman
12 Citra Urgent Care U T V F 6176 Retail Road, Ste. 400, Dallas 214 977 6798 https://citracare.com 13 Complete Med Care U F 8989 Forest Lane, Ste. 146, Dallas 972 792 7777
Number of beds: 899 7777 Forest Lane, Dallas 972 566 7000
https://medicalcityhealthcare.com 3 Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Trauma level: I NICU level: III Total number of employees: Not available
https://purespringmedical.com 14 Concentra Urgent Care U F 5601 Greenville Ave., Dallas 214 821 6007 www.concentra.com/urgent-care-centers 15 Dallas Family Medicine U T V 8668 Skillman St., Dallas 214 349 4909 www.dallasfamilymedicine.com 16 Frontline Emergency Room E T F 7331 Gaston Ave., Ste. 180, Dallas 214 499 9555 https://frontlineerdallas.com
Number of beds: Not available 8200 Walnut Hill Lane, Dallas 214 345 6789 www.texashealth.org 4 Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas)
Trauma level: I NICU level: IV Total number of employees: Not available Number of beds: 914 3500 Gaston Ave., Dallas 214 820 0111 www.bswhealth.com/locations/dallas 5 White Rock Medical Center Trauma level: Not available NICU level: II Total number of employees: 750 Number of beds: 218
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LIFE EXPECTANCY The ZIP code 75243 faces the lowest life expectancy of any ZIP code in Lake Highlands and Lakewood, based on factors such as access to a ordable housing and health resources.
INCOME IN NORTHEAST DALLAS An area’s median income, which is in uenced by the population’s education level, can a ect health outcomes. People with low incomes often spend a large percentage of their income on housing, leaving less disposable income to seek health care.
$104,583
75214
75243
$45,052
75231
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77 Average life expectancy by zip code 75243 male: 75 female: 80
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male: 76 female: 80
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU’S 2021 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, said low-income communities, such as the 75243 ZIP code, are often exposed to negative factors, such as high stress and violent crime, that can lead to poor long-term health. At the same time, they lack the resources to combat those factors on their own. “Education, income, employment, housing, health care: those ve things are really circular,” Kim said. “Good education leads to a good job; a good job leads to a good income; a good income leads to a good environment and also access to health care.” When looking at the cost of healthy food options compared to some junk foods, many are forced to buy the less nutritional option, Oaks said. Milk or juice may cost more than soda and not go as far, so those living in poverty are likely to choose it even when they know the milk or juice would be a bet- ter option, she said. “[Low-income] families still need to feed their kids,” Oaks said. “They buy what they can a ord that will feed the most with the money they have.” Housing a ects health In addition to less access to healthy food, medicine and housing, low-in- come families are often less likely to live in areas near spaces that would encourage physical activities. An area’s poverty rate and access to a ordable housing directly a ects its health outcomes, Oaks said. A person with a low income is more likely to have to spend a larger percent of their income on housing, which makes it harder to spend money on things to take care of themselves. “If a family is struggling to pay for their housing, they’re less likely to put e ort into medication or go to the doctor,” Oaks said. In Lake Highlands, there are
several low-income and mixed-in- come housing projects in front of Dallas City Council that could provide new a ordable housing options. Kathy Stewart, District 10 City Coun- cil member-elect, said she supports the county’s plan for an a ordable housing development at 8350 Forest Lane as well as the proposed support- ive housing project that would replace a hotel known for violent crime at 9019 Vantage Point Drive. However, she said she does not support the develop- ment of Cypress Creek at Forest Lane, a mixed-income housing project that would be located at 11520 N. Central Expressway. She cited concerns about crime and the lack of a nearby grocery store as reasons for her lack of support. Breaking the cycle Growing up in a low-income fam- ily or neighborhood a ects people’s ability to create change for them- selves, Oaks said. Children who grow up in high-income neighborhoods and pursue higher education their parents pay for will have an easier time saving money, buying a home and securing a high-paying job than those who grow up in a low-income neighborhood, Oaks said. In turn, those from high-income neighbor- hoods will be able to get quality health care that can lead to better long-term health and a longer life. “There’s this belief that people choose to be poor, choose to be sick, and that’s not ... true,” Oaks said. City leaders must think outside of the box and look for new opportuni- ties to invest in their communities while strengthening economic devel- opment, Oaks said. To her, those opportunities should be driven by the community itself. “I can’t go and tell a community, ‘This is what you need to do,’” Oaks
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RACIAL DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN Racial demographics vary widely in the Lake Highlands and Lakewood area, with the highest population of people of color living in the ZIP code 75243 as of 2021. Health experts say many communities of color su er poor health outcomes.
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Total population: 65,118
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Total population: 38,823
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EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
According to the 2021 U.S. Census Bureau data, the 75243 and 75231 ZIP codes have the lowest education levels in the Lake Highlands and Lakewood area.
Bachelor's degree or higher 68.1% 31.9%
Less than bachelor's degree
75243
75231
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75214
28.8% 71.2%
75238
50.6% 49.4%
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU’S 2021 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
that is telling you is that there have been some changes that require atten- tion,” Oaks said. The ZIP codes 75243 and 75231, which include the northern section of Lake Highlands, rank in the top 20 of Dallas County’s 84 ZIP codes with a high population of people who su er
from one or more chronic diseases. In low-income areas, such as those ZIP codes, people are less likely to be able to seek treatment for those diseases. In uencing health outcomes Dohyeong Kim, associate dean of graduate education and public policy
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POVERTY IN NORTHEAST DALLAS According to 2021 U.S. Census Bureau data, the ZIP codes 75243 and 75231, which face higher poverty than other ZIP codes in Lake Highlands and Lakewood, are densely populated areas with populations of mostly people of color.
LEADING CHRONIC DISEASES IN DALLAS COUNTY The ZIP codes 75243 and 75231 are among the top 20 ZIP codes with the highest chronic diseases vulnerability index in Dallas County, meaning people who live there are more likely to have one or more chronic diseases. Here are the numbers of Parkland patients with leading chronic diseases as of 2022.
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75214
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Diabetes: 54,151
Mental health: 115,377
Coronary artery disease: 9,540
8%
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Cancer: 24,708
HIV: 8,563
Hypertension: 113,623
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Asthma: 17,975
Total number of patients FY-2021: 448,251
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Multiple chronic conditions: 92,580
Poverty rate
Chronic kidney disease: 11,734
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU’S 2021 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: 2022 DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT COMMUNITY IMPACT
said. “I’d rather ask the community, ‘What do you need,’ and address those issues.” Identifying needs In ZIP code 75243, and the rest of Lake Highlands and Lakewood, city leaders must look at which of the ve pillars of health—education, income, employment, housing and health care—is most lacking in order to address each neighborhood’s health outcomes, Kim said. City leaders can work to improve
the health outcomes in low-income neighborhoods by pushing to add healthy grocery options and a ord- able health clinics, Kim said. Many low-income communities have low health awareness because of their life- style and lack of health education, so health awareness campaigns, such as vaccine drives, could also help. Even with limited resources, small steps can lead to a big change, Kim said. One new development in ZIP code 75243, the Forest Audelia Park and Multipurpose Center, is expected
to bring community resources and help revitalize the neighborhood. The $7.55 million project, which city leaders expect to be complete in two to three years, will include a park with sport courts as well as a multi- purpose center with a cultural center, recreation center, library, police sta- tion and boxing gym. During her upcoming term as the Lake Highlands representative, Stew- art said she hopes to be able to address
health needs with a data-focused lens by researching her community before solidifying her approach to a speci c area or ZIP code. “We’re going to have actual facts and data that tell us what a neighbor- hood is made up of and ... what their needs are,” Stewart said.
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MARKET DATA FOR APRIL
NUMBER OF NEW LISTINGS 2022
HOMES SOLD AVERAGE DAYS ON THE MARKET 75214 75231
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