Poverty Archives

08.07.2017 Dental pick and mirror with a tooth reflected in it

Health Equity

Disparity and Dental Therapy

Dentist visits can strike fear into the hearts of even the toughest of people. While some avoid the scraping and poking by choice, others are kept from their yearly recommended check-ups because of high costs and a lack of insurance.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

06.29.2017 Illustration of a tree showing the relationship of green spaces and wellbeing

Environment
Environmental Health

Parks and Privilege

The city of Los Angeles is a prime example of disparities in access to healthier, greener urban development. Initiatives such as the Land Trust’s project, known as “Transforming Inner-City Lost Lots” (TILL), empower low-income communities to take the “greening” of their neighborhoods into their own hands.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

06.27.2017 Map of the United States showing poverty by county

Cause of Death: Poverty

Viz Hub's interactive map of life expectancy in each US county dramatically illustrates that health is largely shaped by where you live and the conditions of your life.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

06.26.2017 Tomatos and avocados

Malnutrition Is About More Than Food Security

The solution to malnutrition may require focus on root causes rather than on increased food production. Gardens for Health International identifies a number of complex, interrelated factors that impact a family’s food security.

Guest Author Bailey Adams

03.27.2017 Map of Boston by race and ethnicity by Bostonography

Health Equity

Separate is Not Equal: Social Inequities around Boston

Boston is a tale of two cities: separate but not equal.

Fellow Gilbert Benavidez

01.25.2017 a graph with a line

Health Equity

The Poor are Getting A Lot Poorer

Deep poverty is often defined as income below 50% of the Federal Poverty Line – that’s less than $5,940 for an individual. The percentage of the American poor living in deep poverty has increased significantly in the last four decades.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

11.02.2016 Health inequities in Boston by T-stops

Health Equity

Health Inequalities in Boston by T-Stops

Boston is a relatively healthy city, with a high density of physicians and world-class hospitals. But Boston also has some extraordinary differences, both in health indicators and in the drivers of those indicators within its borders.

Guest Author Sandro Galea

10.29.2016 baby on a scale

Health Equity

Saving Lives by Raising Wages

What if we could reduce infant mortality and lower health spending simultaneously? The annual cost of preterm or low weight births in the United States was estimated to exceed $26.2 billion in 2005.

Fellow Maggie Thomas

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