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September 2012
PLACE MATTERS for health in important ways, according to a growing body of research. Differences in neighborhood conditions powerfully predict who is healthy, who is sick, and who lives longer. And because of patterns of residential segregation, these differences are the fundamental causes of health inequities among different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.
The Joint...
September 2012
PLACE MATTERS for health in important ways, according to a growing body of research. Differences in neighborhood conditions powerfully predict who is healthy, who is sick, and who lives longer. And because of patterns of residential segregation, these differences are the fundamental causes of health inequities among different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.
The Joint...
Press Release
November 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies will release a report, “Place Matters for Health in Baltimore: Ensuring Equitable Opportunities for Good Health.”
The report documents a 30-year difference in life expectancy across census tracts in the city. Census tracts with a high proportion of people of color, the report finds,...
September 2012
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Health Policy Institute and its PLACE MATTERS Initiative will convene a National Health Equity Conference in Washington on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, to spotlight effective community-based strategies that address all kinds of barriers to good health faced by low-income communities and communities of color.
The conference, with the theme...
August 2012
WASHINGTON, DC—Martin Luther King, Jr. (WA) County Executive Dow Constantine has released the first annual Equity and Social Justice Report, which documents the county’s progress toward creating fairness and opportunity in the lives of all of its residents. The report notes that despite the county’s exceptional quality of life, strong economy, and overall good...
Video
September 2012
Dr. Brian Smedley of the Joint Center's Health Policy Institute presents the results of a series of PLACE MATTERS community reports at the 2012 PLACE MATTERS National Conference in Washington, DC.
September 2012
Dr. Howard Frumkin, Dean of the University of Washington School of Public Health, speaks on making healthy spaces at the PLACE MATTERS 2012 National Conference in Washington, DC.
September 2012
Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, delivers a keynote speech at the 2012 PLACE MATTERS National Conference in Washington, DC.
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September 2012
The Joint Center's Health Policy Institute held its second PLACE MATTERS National Health Equity Conference on September 5, 2012, at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC. Keynote speakers included Dr. Howard Frumkin of the University of Washington, Angela Glover Blackwell, Esq., of PolicyLink, and Geoffrey Canada of Harlem Children's Zone.
