Friday, September 15, 2006

Eight Americas: Investigating Mortality Disparities across Races, Counties, and Race-Counties in the United States

"Disparities in mortality across the eight Americas, each consisting of millions or tens of millions of Americans, are enormous by all international standards. The observed disparities in life expectancy cannot be explained by race, income, or basic health-care access and utilization alone. Because policies aimed at reducing fundamental socioeconomic inequalities are currently practically absent in the US, health disparities will have to be at least partly addressed through public health strategies that reduce risk factors for chronic diseases and injuries." Source: Public Library of Science Journal of Medicine.

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