Category Archives: Neighborhood Disadvantage

Info-Graphic: Mortality Attributable to Social Factors

We just posted a graph using data from Galea 2011 and Minino 2002 to compare deaths attributable to social factors verses listed “causes” of death in 2000.  The data show that deaths attributable to social factors are similar in number to deaths … Continue reading

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Music about the Environment

We just posted a mix of songs on environmental issues to the Social Epi Radio section of our website.  The National Institute of Environmental Health (NIEHS) states that environmental factors are fundamental determinants of health and well-being. Researchers and activists have … Continue reading

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