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Where you live helps longevity (The York Dispatch)
WASHINGTON -- Asian-American women living in Bergen County, N.J., lead the nation in longevity, typically reaching their 91st birthdays. Worst off are American Indian men in swaths of South Dakota, who die around age 58 -- three decades sooner.
Location, Income Key to Longevity, Study Says (NPR)
Where you live in the United States -- as well as your race and income -- play a big role in the nation's health disparities. A new report tracks mortality disparities and found that Asian-American women living in Bergen County, N.J., lead the nation in longevity, typically reaching their 91st birthday.
Where Americans live can affect how long they live: longevity study (CP via Y...
WASHINGTON (AP) - Asian-American women living in Bergen County, N.J., lead the United States in longevity, typically reaching their 91st birthdays. Worst off are American aboriginal men in swaths of South Dakota, who die around age 58 - three decades sooner.
Yale’s Rudd Center Sponsors Contest to Promote Healthy Eating and Fight Wei...
New Haven, Conn. — The Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale is launching its first annual “Seeds of Healthy Change Competition,” inviting the public to submit ideas to help in Yale’s campaign to fight obesity and weight discrimination.
Longevity in America: Where you live matters (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Asian American women living in Bergen County, N.J., lead the nation in longevity, typically reaching their 91st birthdays. Worst off are American Indian men in swaths of South Dakota, who tend to die three decades younger: around 58.
Where you live is factor in longevity (Los Angeles Daily News)
California ranks No. 10 in the nation for longevity, with the average Golden State resident living to age 78.2, slightly longer than those in Los Angeles County, a study released Monday found.
Longevity Gap: Who, Where And Why Americans Live Longer Or Die Sooner (Scienc...
More than 30 years separate Americans with the greatest life expectancies from those with the lowest. The "longevity gap" has persisted for at least two decades in spite of increasing efforts to eliminate obvious health disparities between large and distinct racial and ethnic groups, according to a new study by Harvard University Initiative for Global Health and Harvard School of Public Health.
Race, income, location play huge roles in American longevity (Seattle Times)
Asian-American women living in Bergen County, N.J., lead the nation in longevity, typically reaching their 91st birthdays.
Prominent Scientists Call for Policymakers to Invest in Research to Gain a 'L...
At an international gathering organized by the not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research, prominent scientists called for governments and health care organizations worldwide to invest in the extension of healthy human life in order to produce a "Longevity Dividend" for nations with aging populations.
Hawai'i No. 1 state in study on longevity (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawai'i leads the nation in longevity — the only state with an average life expectancy topping 80, according to a report issued yesterday.
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