Service Planning Area 6 (SPA 6) serves the communities of Athens, Compton, Crenshaw, Florence, Hyde Park, Lynwood, Paramount, and Watts.
Service Planning Area 8 (SPA 8) serves the communities of Avalon, Carson, Catalina Island, El Segundo, Gardena, Harbor City, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Long Beach*, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Dominguez, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, San Pedro, Torrance, Wilmington, and others
Where there were no services, we created them. Where there was no support, we provided it. We provide services to everyone regardless of race, nationality, religion or creed, sexual identity or preference.
Since 1991 WOC has been on the front lines of support, intervention, education and change concerning breast health in our immediate community of Los Angeles County SPA 6 & 8. Today we are also available nationally online and serve as a resource, reference and referral for other organizations. We have members all over the country who join our monthly support groups via Zoom.
The population of SPA 6 & 8 include large percentages of Latinx & African American/Black families who have limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables and other determinants of health. SPA 6 has the highest percentage of childhood obesity (based on grades 5,7, & 9), the highest adult sedentary behavior and poorest adult nutrition ratings of all SPAs in the county Breast cancer is the 2nd leading cause of premature death (before age 75) for women living in SPA 8 (2nd only to coronary heart disease). (http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/plan/docs)
- Income and social protection
- Education
- Unemployment and job insecurity
- Working life conditions
- Food insecurity
- Housing, basic amenities, and the environment
- Early childhood development
- Social inclusion and non-discrimination
- Structural conflict
- Access to affordable health services of decent quality
Our WOC Support Groups are held every 2nd Saturday of each Month from 10am to 12pm at the Ladera Community Recreation Center located at 4750 W 62nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90056 (Yvonne Burke Senior & Community Recreation Center).
Simultaneously available online via Zoom:
Meeting ID 885 6263 2452
Passcode WOC24
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