How Local Communities Can Tackle the ‘Death Gap’

How Local Communities Can Tackle the ‘Death Gap’

Lauren Worth

Project Manager, Initiatives & Member Engagement, Healthcare Anchor Network

October 1, 2019

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/

Lauren Worth

Project Manager, Initiatives & Member Engagement, Healthcare Anchor Network

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