The Picture of Health: At Home, at Work, at Every Age, in Every Community

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The Urban Institute’s mission is to open minds, shape decisions, and offer solutions through economic and social policy research.

Health is high on the list, not only because of the ever-increasing healthcare costs and societal costs related to American’s poor health-obesity, heart disease, diabetes-but health is influenced by numerous aspects of our lives, not just what happens in the doctors office.

In the Urban Institute paints the picture of health in America in their The Picture of Health: At Home, at Work, at Every Age, in Every Community series, which was funded with support from the Lawrence & Rebecca Stern Family foundation, Inc.

The Picture of Health project weaves research into storytelling, looking at numerous aspects of our lives that influence health. The series includes a video overview, an introduction, and three stories: health and social care (Becoming Mom), education (Charting a New Course), and housing (Homesick).

Urban Institute scholars make the case that in order to prevent poor health, it is important tackle education, housing, and food, rather than just healthcare.

Read The Picture of Health here.

If you are interested in expanding opportunities for all people and reducing hardship amongst the most vulnerable, then share this series and start or continue the conversation.

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