The Healthcare Initiative Foundation sponsored a new study that found that life expectancy across the metropolitan Washington region varies by as much as 27 years and health can differ drastically within a single county, from neighborhood to neighborhood. Due to be presented later this morning at a meeting of area leaders, the report analyzed extensive data across the region’s 1,223 census tracts. The report – Uneven Opportunities: How Conditions for Wellness Vary Across the Metropolitan Washington Region – aims to better understand health status and health disparities across the region.
