Public health researchers like to say that your zip code is more important than your genetic code. The Takeaway is putting that idea to the test, utilizing data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings Report and The American Communities Project.
Listen to The Takeaway on Portland’s KOPB-FM Radio (91.5) every weekday between 10am -11am or listen to the series here.
It’s also discussed in this New York Times article:
“Income Inequality: It’s Also Bad for Your Health”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/upshot/income-inequality-its-also-bad-for-your-health.html