Discussion Paper
EXPLORING HOSPITAL INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Abstract: In recent years, growing attention has been paid to the nonmedical factors that affect individual and population health. Wide disparities in life expectancy can be identified across neighborhoods within the same city, highlighting the critical role of place and community context.1 Among modifiable factors, social and environmental circumstances are thought to account for roughly half of the variation in health outcomes, more than twice the portion accounted for by clinical care.
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Part of Series: Community Affairs Discussion Paper
Publication Date: 2020-10-01
Pages: 34