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| Topic Started: Jul 21 2013, 10:18 AM (188 Views) | |
| VoiceofReason | Jul 21 2013, 10:18 AM Post #1 |
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Wrong Zip Code Can Mean Shorter Life Expectancy By GILLIAN MOHNEY 7/20/13, 12:55 PM EDT The Treme neighborhood is only a few miles from the Lakeview neighborhood in New Orleans, but in terms of life expectancy those few miles might as well be worlds away. While residents in Lakeview have a life expectancy of approximately 80 years, which is slightly more than the U.S. average of 79 years, the life expectancy for Treme residents is only 54.5 years, which is lower than the life expectancy in Cambodia, Gabon or Guinea. A series of maps recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the largest U.S. philanthropy organization devoted to public health, was designed to draw attention to the fact that, in many cities, different neighborhoods can have vastly different life expectancies, some on par with the life expectancies of developing countries. In addition to New Orleans, the foundation also released maps for Washington, D.C., San Joaquin Valley, Calif., Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn., and Kansas City, Mo. For Washington, different metro stops corresponded to the different life expectancies, while in San Joaquin, living off the right exit meant getting a few extra years. "It's the constant exposure to crime, to processed foods, to low-performing schools, to stress, to violence, to all of these factors. [They] compound and have a dramatic effect on your body," said Perry. "There's a physiological response to these sociological issues." http://abcnews.go.com/Health/map-reveals-life-expectancy-vary-widely-zip-code/t/story?id=19711680 Link to source report: http://www.rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/features-and-articles/Commission/resources/city-maps.html Edited by VoiceofReason, Jul 21 2013, 10:26 AM.
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| Snidely Whiplash | Jul 21 2013, 04:10 PM Post #2 |
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Something the gov and insurance companies have known for a long time. |
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