The poor, minorities pay with their lives
Time and time again, research has shown that the poor and minorities come up on the short end of the longevity stick.Some of the blame can be placed on inactivity and dietary choices.But a four-part PBS documentary, Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick, which first aired in March, shows mounting evidence that sometimes economic status, race and environment can be better predictors of health than our own poor choices.The documentary demonstrated how at each economic level — rich to middle class to poor — health declines at the same rate as our money.In two weeks, on Oct. 1, Dr. Adewale Troutman, executive director of the Louisville Metro Health Department, will lead a community forum in Lexington at which those indicators and others will be discussed.
Dr. Adewale Troutman
Community forum featuring Dr. Adewale Troutman
When: 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 1.
Where: Kentucky Education Television Center, 600 Cooper Dr.
Cost: Free, but reservations are encouraged.
Contact: Camille Watson at (859) 288-2332 or CamilleA.Watson@ky.gov
- From the Kentucky.com
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