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How Local Communities Can Tackle the ‘Death Gap’

Working-class Americans die younger. Here’s what your town can do about it. […] One idea is to leverage the resources of big local institutions like hospitals and universities, which are often the largest employers in their communities. When these institutions confront economic disparities outside their walls, real change can happen.

 

Publication date: 2019-10-01
Parent publication: OtherWords
Publication URL: https://otherwords.org/how-local-communities-can-tackle-the-death-gap/

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