The Evidence Is Here Part 1
The Poorer The Sicker
Sudbury's most economically deprived areas had more than four times as many emergency department visits for mental health episodes as the more well off parts of the city.
Premature mortality, before the age of 75, was almost twice as high in the more deprived regions. Obesity rates were twice as high in the deprived regions and infant mortality rates were 2.4 times higher.
The Sudbury and District Health Unit report said if the social gap between rich and poor neighbourhoods were eliminated there would be 14,077 fewer emergency department visits per year in the city, 1,783 fewer hospitalizations for all causes and 9,706 more people in the City who rate their health as excellent or very good
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/05/20/health-unit-maps-poverty-health
The Poorer The Sicker
Sudbury's most economically deprived areas had more than four times as many emergency department visits for mental health episodes as the more well off parts of the city.
Premature mortality, before the age of 75, was almost twice as high in the more deprived regions. Obesity rates were twice as high in the deprived regions and infant mortality rates were 2.4 times higher.
The Sudbury and District Health Unit report said if the social gap between rich and poor neighbourhoods were eliminated there would be 14,077 fewer emergency department visits per year in the city, 1,783 fewer hospitalizations for all causes and 9,706 more people in the City who rate their health as excellent or very good
http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/05/20/health-unit-maps-poverty-health
