Advancing Health Equity in Virginia

Research has documented striking disparities in the health, life expectancy and mortality of those living in the United States, with residents of some Virginia inner city and rural census tracts having an average life expectancy up to 19 years less than the state average in 2009.  In Virginia, 15.2% of children (268,597 total children) lived below the Federal Poverty Level, with Hispanics nearly twice as likely to live in poverty as their White counterparts, and Black and Native American…See More

Research has documented striking disparities in the health, life expectancy and mortality of those living in the United States, with residents of some Virginia inner city and rural census tracts having an average life expectancy up to 19 years less than the state average in 2009.  In Virginia, 15.2% of children (268,597 total children) lived below the Federal Poverty Level, with Hispanics nearly twice as likely to live in poverty as their White counterparts, and Black and Native American…See More