Policy Matters Ohio: Concentrated Poverty, Racism Keep Ohio Sick
November 19, 2018
November 19, 2018
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 19 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a 501(c)3 non-profit and nonpartisan state policy research institute, issued the following news release:
In 2016, 10 percent of Ohio neighborhoods were in areas of concentrated poverty -- that's a twofold increase over 2000, according to new analysis from Policy Matters Ohio. Ohio is one of the nation's sickest states, and a growing body of research shows that living in segregated, impoverished areas is bad for peoples' health.
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In 2016, 10 percent of Ohio neighborhoods were in areas of concentrated poverty -- that's a twofold increase over 2000, according to new analysis from Policy Matters Ohio. Ohio is one of the nation's sickest states, and a growing body of research shows that living in segregated, impoverished areas is bad for peoples' health.
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