#social-factors

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www.bostonherald.com
3 weeks ago
Health

Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn't the only answer

Native Americans have significantly lower life expectancy due to social and economic factors rather than just medical conditions. [ more ]
Mail Online
2 months ago
Mental health

Uzbekistan is the ONLY nation more miserable than Britain

The UK had a wellbeing score of 49, while the global average is 65. Impoverished countries like the Dominican Republic and Tanzania scored higher.
Mental health in Western countries, particularly affluent ones, was negatively impacted by factors like addiction to mobile phones, fast food consumption, and working from home. [ more ]
www.npr.org
6 months ago
Environment

Climate change affects your life in 3 big ways, a new report warns

Climate change is expensive, deadly, and preventable.
The National Climate Assessment includes standalone chapters about climate change's toll on the American economy and social factors driving climate change.
The report highlights the disproportionate danger that climate change poses to marginalized communities, older Americans, and outdoor workers. [ more ]
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