COMING SOON…
CHANGING HOW WE THINK
ABOUT LIFE EXPECTANCY
Life expectancy is a broad measure of
population health that is tightly linked
to upstream social determinants. Great
variability has been observed in life
expectancy between countries of the
world, between states or regions of the
U.S., and even between areas of large
cities or metropolitan areas separated
by little physical distance. Mapping
and highlighting these differences in
life expectancy across the Indianapolis
MSA and within Marion County will invite
discussion of contributing social conditions
and consideration of policy
changes that may reduce disparities in
life expectancy. As well, these data may
inform priorities for policy makers, for
non-profit private or public community
service organizations, or for comprehensive
community development
A report to be released this spring will
describe 1) geographic variation in life
expectancy across the counties of the
Indianapolis MSA and across smaller
geographies within Marion County and 2) the
meaning of these variations within the context
of social determinants of health.
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See how SAVI helps Lisa Staten, Chair of the
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
at the Fairbanks School of Public Health