A Connecticut gas station will be converted into a community health center.
January 12, 2012
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Centre for Research on Inner City Health
St. Michael's Hospital
The Centre for Research on Inner City Health (CRICH) is dedicated to reducing health inequities through innovative research that supports social change. We conduct research to better understand the linkages between poverty, social exclusion, and poor health. And we work in partnership with community agencies and decision-makers to evaluate population health interventions to improve health outcomes for inner city populations.
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University of Chicago researchers find that moving low-income individuals to lower-poverty neighborhoods leads to significant improvements to their health.
October 21, 2011
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New York Community Health Survey GIS Data
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The Community Health Survey (CHS) shapefiles contain aggregated city-wide rates by United Hospital Fund neighborhoods. The health topics cover a number of areas including physical activity, diabetes, obesity, mental health, and sexual risk factors.
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Urban air pollution will become the biggest cause of premature death.
March 22, 2012
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Urban Health Initiative
University of Chicago
Partnership of individuals and groups in the Chicago medical community to improve the long-term health of people on Chicago's South Side.
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In Environment and Urbanization, David Sattherthwaite questions why urban health is so poor, even in "developed" cities.
April 26, 2011
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"Why Race and Place Matter," a report just released by PolicyLink, examines the impact race and location have on health.
April 18, 2011
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