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Unnatural Causes: JHS & N.Portland Neighborhood Library Multicultural Film Festival Presentation
02/09/2010 05:00
Phone:
503 916 5180
Location:
North Portland Neighborhood Library
512 N. Killingsworth Street
Portland, Oregon 97217
Email:
jdoncanp@pps.k12.or.us
Contact name:
J. W. Doncan
Description:
What most of us knew has been documented. There exists a health gradient tied to wealth: those at the top average longer, healthier lives; those at the bottom get sicker more often and die sooner. Here are some clues:
• It's not CEOs dropping dead from heart attacks, but their subordinates.
• Poor smokers are at higher risk of disease than rich smokers.
• Recent Latino immigrants, though typically poorer, enjoy better health than the average
• It's not CEOs dropping dead from heart attacks, but their subordinates.
• Poor smokers are at higher risk of disease than rich smokers.
• Recent Latino immigrants, though typically poorer, enjoy better health than the average
American. But the longer they're here, the worse their health becomes.
Each step down the class pyramid, people tend to be sicker and die sooner. Poor Americans die on average almost six years sooner than the rich.
This is the topic of Unnatural Causes, the February 9th Multicultural Film Festival documentary presented by the Jefferson High School - North Portland Neighborhood Library partnership. It is facilitated by Mr. Fred Miller, instructor in psychology at Portland Community College, Cascade Campus. It is FREE to the public and family friendly. See you at the movie!
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