Sandy Kleffman and Suzanne Bohan analyzed and mapped life expectancy, child asthma hospitalization rates, and heart disease and cancer death rates for 80 ZIP codes in two counties, finding a 16-year difference in life expectancy in neighborhoods just 12 miles apart.
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Read "Shortened Lives: How location, lifestyle affect health," an article written for AHCJ members about this project.