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Virginia Commonwealth University Releases New Life Expectancy Maps for Major U.S. Cities
Four new life expectancy maps illustrate that opportunities to lead long and healthy lives vary dramatically by neighborhood. Released today, the maps— created by researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Society and Health with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)—highlight how babies born only miles apart in cities including...
Health Gaps Report
These reports (from CHR&R) help answer the question: Why is there so much difference in the health of residents in one county compared to...
Health factors, life expectancy often go hand-in-hand
New life expectancy maps recently released by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) show us that babies born only a few miles apart face vastly different chances of living a long and healthy life. A Kentucky map...
New Web App: County Health Calculator
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation along with the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Human Needs today unveiled the County Health Calculator to further illustrate the connection between social factors and health. The County Health Calculator is an interactive, online app that shows – for the U.S., states or counties – the impact that education and income have on health and well-being.
Your Metro stop could determine how well and how long you live
A few Metro stops apart in the Washington D.C. region could mean a striking difference in how well and how long people live. The final installment of the life expectancy map series by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) show us that where people live along the Blue and Orange DC Metro lines could mean...
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