Urban Agenda, Fall 2019

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#CloseHealthGaps

Short Distances to Large Gaps in Health

SHORT DISTANCES TO LARGE GAPS IN HEALTH: Trenton, Hamilton, Lawrence, and Princeton

83 YRS

95

75 YRS

1

PRINCETON JUNCTION TRAIN STATION

ZIP 08648

87 YRS ZIP 08550

COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY

ZIP 08618

GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE

80 YRS ZIP 08619

NJ STATE HOUSE

73 YRS ZIP 08611

3 miles

295

195

Life expectancy at birth (years) Shorter

Longer

© 2015 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Across America, babies born just a few miles apart have dramatic differences in life expectancy. Developed by the RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America, this city map displays life expectancy values alongside common geographic landmarks and highway exits, to show how opportunities to lead a long and healthy life can vary dramatically by neighborhood, and in communities across the United States. (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

2019 County Health Rankings for the 21 Ranked Counties in New Jersey. (Chart courtesy of the University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute County Health Rankings and Roadmaps; and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

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