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The Commission to Build a Healthier America will combine rigorous evaluation research and policy analysis to describe why Americans are not healthier and to identify policies to improve the health of all Americans. Explore the charts, publications and poll results produced by members of the Commission staff that address the social determinants of health that make so many of us less healthy.

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Overcoming Obstacles to Health

This RWJF report to the Commission provides a profile of the current state of health in America, focusing specifically on the role that social factors like income, education, and race and ethnicity play in Americans' health and the areas that hold promise for improving the opportunities for all Americans to live healthier and more productive lives.

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Charts

Life Expectancy: Where You Live Matters

In Wake County, home to the state capital of Raleigh, N.C., the average life expectancy is 78.1 years. In Robeson County--just three counties away--life expectancy is 6.6 years less. But early childhood development programs in North Carolina are increasing the chances of living longer and healthier lives.
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A Short Distance to Large Disparities in Health

Life span disparities reflect differences in wealth, education and environment across all community residents. The differences are even more dramatic - sometimes double - if you compare black and white residents.
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A Mom's Education, A Baby's Chances of Survival

Babies born to mothers who did not finish high school are nearly twice as likely to die before their first birthdays as babies born to college graduates.
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Publications

Overcoming Obstacles to Health

This RWJF report to the Commission provides evidence describing the current health profile of Americans looking specifically at how income, education, and race and ethnicity play a role in Americans’ health.
- See the Report