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City of Santa Ana <br />General Plan EJ Actions <br />GENERAL <br />PLAN <br />ELEMENT <br />REF # EJ <br /> policy IMPLEMENTATION ACTION <br />RESPONSIBLE <br />DEPT/ <br />AGENCY <br />TIME <br />FRAME <br />Community 3.4 Yes <br />Prevention activities. Coordinate with the County Health Care Agency to identify the root causes of <br />health disparities and inequities in Santa Ana, with additional detail for residents living within <br />environmental justice area boundaries. Identify potential programmatic changes and resources to <br />better address the root causes. <br />PBA/CMO 2022 - 2024 <br />Community 3.5 Yes <br />Environmental education. Encourage all education institutions in Santa Ana to include curriculum <br />regarding environmental justice and local efforts to promote clean business operations, <br />environmental quality, and the health in our community. <br />PBA/CMO 2022 - 2024 <br />Community 3.6 Yes <br />Fresh and healthy foods. Pursue programs, incentives, and/or grants to encourage urban agriculture <br />and small grocery or convenience stores to sell fresh foods in the city, especially those within <br />environmental justice area boundaries. Examples include grants or loans to purchase updated <br />equipment, publicity, or directories of healthy food outlets, or connecting stores to wholesale sources <br />of healthy, local, or organic food. <br />CDA 2022 <br />Community 3.6A Yes Food Deserts. Collaborate with Orange County Health Care Agency (OCHCA) to gather and map food <br />desert data, and share publicly through the City's Environmental Quality webpage.PBA 2024 <br />Community 3.7 Yes <br />Public health and wellness collaboration summit. Collaborate with health care providers, health and <br />wellness advocates, and other public health stakeholders to identify ways to improve the provision of <br />and access to health and wellness services throughout the city. Include a discussion on areas within <br />environmental justice area boundaries and other areas underserved by parks, programs and services <br />that support health and wellness. <br />PRCSA 2022 & <br />ongoing <br />Community 3.8 Yes <br />Environmental soil and human health screening measures. Collaborate with Orange County Health <br />Care Agency, and local stakeholders such as Orange County Environmental Justice and UC Irvine <br />Public Health, in efforts to provide increased healthcare services (i.e., blood lead testing, treatment) <br />for residents, especially those that reside in environmental justice communities. Additionally, <br />collaborate to advocate for adjustment of the County and State policies for health and environmental <br />screening levels to promote healthy outcomes related to lead contamination as recommended by <br />health experts. <br />PBA Ongoing <br />Community 3.9 Yes <br />Environmental Justice Staff. Identify funding and hire a full-time Environmental Justice staff member <br />to collaborate with the community to implement the environmental justice policies and actions <br />including community outreach, collaboration on environmental health studies, pursuing grants, and <br />coordination with federal, state, and local agencies regarding environmental concerns in the City. <br />CMO 2022 <br />Page 3 of 11