Unnatural Causes: Place Matters Summary
Unnatural Causes: Place Matters
Sociologist David Williams discussed issues and problems that plague low-income communities and what can be done to make unhealthy neighborhood healthy again. We know that where you live, where you work, go to school what you eat, all determine your health outcome. He reminded us that health is not just restricted to healthcare or access to healthcare, but it involves the condition of your home, access to healthy food, available supermarkets etc. In other words, it is the physical and social environment that does affect health.
The author discusses the comparison between two low-income neighborhoods and what one neighborhood was able to accomplish. In Highpoint, Seattle Washington residents decided to take
Sociologist David Williams discussed issues and problems that plague low-income communities and what can be done to make unhealthy neighborhood healthy again. We know that where you live, where you work, go to school what you eat, all determine your health outcome. He reminded us that health is not just restricted to healthcare or access to healthcare, but it involves the condition of your home, access to healthy food, available supermarkets etc. In other words, it is the physical and social environment that does affect health.
The author discusses the comparison between two low-income neighborhoods and what one neighborhood was able to accomplish. In Highpoint, Seattle Washington residents decided to take