TO EXPOSE HEALTH INEQUITIES AND TARGET SOLUTIONS
“Neighborhoods with large black populations tend to have lower life expectancies than communities that are majority white, Hispanic or Asian.
Such racial differences reflect the places in which different races live, not the individual characteristics of people themselves,” she reveals.
“Research shows that black communities are less likely to have access to
resources that promote health, like grocery stores with fresh foods, places to
exercise and quality health facilities.
This is true even in middle-class neighborhoods.”
Research from the Census Bureau and researchers at Harvard and Brown universities shows children from places that are economically disadvantaged tend to have worse outcomes as adults.
Jessica Owens-Young reports that
research also proves that where local government spending is higher, life
expectancies increase among those with lower incomes.
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