The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health presents findings from a study entitled Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: Racial Segregation and Its Effect on Health Inequalities. This presentation was given at the 2011 PLACE MATTERS National Conference.

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This fact sheet summarizes the findings of Segregated Spaces, Risky Places: The Effects of Racial Segregation on Health Inequalities.

This fact sheet presents a summary of findings on the economic burden of health disparities in the United States.

This study, commissioned by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and carried out by leading researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland, provides important insight into how much of a financial burden racial disparities are putting on our health care system and society at large. The researchers examined the direct costs associated with the provision of care to a sicker and more disadvantaged population, as well as the indirect costs of health inequities such as lost productivity, lost wages, absenteeism, family leave, and premature death.

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