Health & Educational Disparities of Black/African Americans

1. Higher Education, Technological Literacy, Community Healthcare Awareness Training Personally & Professionally By Joyce Fairman A Project Proposal Copyright (c) 2007 Joyce Fairman

8. San Bernardino County Population Statistics: Employment Black/African American Population: 180,523937 ( 9.0%) Total Population: 1,999,332 (estimated) Copyright (c) 2007 Joyce Fairman Source: 2006-US Census Bureau EMPLOYMENT STATUS Population 16 years and over 148,187 +/-854 In labor force 78,828 +/-3,083 Civilian labor force 78,828 +/-3,083 Employed 72,173 +/-3,215 Unemployed 6,655 +/-1,479 Armed Forces 0 +/-291 Not in labor force 69,359 +/-3,103 Civilian labor force 78,828 +/-3,083 Unemployed 8.4% +/-1.9 Females 16 years and over 76,084 +/-591 In labor force 35,642 +/-2,141 Civilian labor force 35,642 +/-2,141 Employed 33,521 +/-2,362

10. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Copyright (c) 2007 Joyce Fairman The information provided for data and charts is from the 2006 US Census . It reflects the educational attainment of male and females San Bernardino County. Nonetheless, deficiencies remain in Career and Technical Education Occupations skills for the current employment market. SCHOOL ENROLLMENT Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 10,129,990 100.0 Nursery school, preschool 547,066 5.4 Kindergarten 554,361 5.5 Elementary school (grades 1-8) 4,349,867 42.9 High school (grades 9-12) 2,122,098 20.9 College or graduate school 2,556,598 25.2 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Population 25 years and over 21,298,900 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,446,324 11.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,496,419 11.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,288,452 20.1 Some college, no degree 4,879,336 22.9 Associate degree 1,518,403 7.1 Bachelor's degree 3,640,157 17.1 Graduate or professional degree 2,029,809 9.5 Percent high school graduate or higher 76.8 (X) Percent bachelor's degree or higher 26.6 (X)

11. Copyright (c) 2007 Joyce Fairman In 2006, 21.2 percent of Black/African Americans in San Bernardino County live at or below the poverty level. Twenty-five percent of related children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8 percent of people 65 years old and over. Eleven percent of all families and 31 percent of families with a female householder and no husband present had incomes below the poverty level. Source: US Census Bureau 2006 Poverty & Participation in Government Programs: San Bernardino County

13. Copyright (c) 2007 Joyce Fairman Student/Participant Evaluation for UNITS I‑VI Sample legend Unit I - Office Behavior/Safety Chain of Command/Verbal Communication/Telephone Techniques & Message Taking Student/Participants ________________________ objective LECTURE LAB VER S VER I E I E Cognitive: By the end of the unit, given information on office behavior/protocol/office safety, each person will be able to Define proper procedures to follow in workplace emergencies Define proper verbal communication: define proper procedures for receiving and interpreting information through listening, reading and message taking Define proper office behavior, office industry dress codes. Define hierarchal structure of state and federal agencies for reporting hazards in the workplace Define proper procedures for message taking communications Psychomotor: y the end of the unit, given a demonstration and guided practice, each student/participant will be able to Demonstrate proper office behavior, office industry dress code to 100% accuracy Affective: By the end of the unit, given guidance and modeling, each student will be able to Demonstrate willingness to observe proper office and workplace safety procedures Demonstrate willingness to observe proper procedures for reporting workplace safety issues to hierarchical departments and management Demonstrate willingness to observe proper telephone techniques and verbal message taking procedures I -INSTRUCTION E - EVALUATION VER –VERIFICATION S - ON-SITE HOURS DATE DATE DATE DATE INITIALS HOURS INITIALS Grade Grade

17. Presented to The African American Health Institute of San Bernardino Advisory Committee In order To Promote Higher Education, Technological Development, and Develop Partnerships with Healthcare Professionals San Bernardino, CA Copyright (c) 2007 Joyce Fairman