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Friday, November 15, 2024

Social Determinants of Health

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Did you know your zip code can have an effect on your life expectancy? Social Determinants of Health - the conditions where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age - affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. 

View this interactive tool to see the life expectancy for your neighborhood, and compare with other communities with higher incomes, those that have fewer industrial areas, or more green space: https://rwjf.ws/2wiAr2l. 

Then, contact your representatives and ask them what they are doing to improve the lives and longevity of people in your community.

 

Original source can be found here.

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