Jan 23rd 2012
Jan 23rd 2012
Reducing Health Disparities to Close the Achievement Gap
In December, Jake Murray – the Senior Director of the Aspire Institute, participated in a forum run by the Boston Public Schools called “Reducing Health Disparities to Close the Achievement Gap”. Along with special guests Mayor Thomas M. Menino and BPS Superintendent Carol R. Johnson, the group discussed the link between healthy students and better learning.
Jan 23rd 2012
Younger American Face Greater Health Disparities
The gap between the least healthy and most healthy people has increased substantially among young American adults, new research suggests.
Among those born early in the 20th century and on through the "baby boom" years (1946-1964), health disparities among generations continuously declined in the United States. But the health gap increased for post-baby boomers, especially those born after 1980, according to a report in the December issue of the journal American Sociological Review.
