AP: Poor neighborhoods take toll on health

Oct 21 2011

The Associated Press: Study: Living In Poor Neighborhood Can Hurt Health
Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods. A decade later, the women who relocated had lower rates of diabetes and extreme obesity -; differences that are being hailed as compelling evidence that where you live can determine your health (Stobbe, 10/19).