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City-Level Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tied to Lower Youth BMI

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Findings seen for youths living in four California cities versus controls in 40 cities with similar demographics

Study Looks at Impact of Incentivizing Smoking Cessation in Addition to Usual Care

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Incentivizing smoking cessation increases cessation through 12 weeks, but not at 26 weeks, when missing data are treated as smoking

Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Diseases Set to Increase

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Annual inflation-adjusted health care costs of cardiovascular risk factors projected to triple between 2020 and 2050

Gains in Heart Health Only Experienced by Higher-Income Populations

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10-year risk for cardiovascular disease remained stagnant at >8 percent for U.S. adults with the lowest incomes in 1988 to 2018

Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Socioeconomic Difficulties

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Less likely to complete higher levels of education and have lower rates of marriage and parenthood

Neighborhood Poverty in Childhood Increases Risk for Death by Unnatural Causes

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Neighborhood public assistance in early childhood associated with an increased risk for death by unnatural causes through midadulthood

Inflammation, Poverty Have Synergistic Effect on Mortality

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Individuals with elevated C-reactive protein at 1.0 mg/dL and poverty had a greater risk for 15-year all-cause mortality

Negative Wealth Shock Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline

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Associations with accelerated cognitive decline and increased dementia risk were seen for White participants, those younger than 65 years

Cardiac Rehabilitation Use Low in Distressed Communities

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However, participation is universally tied to clinical benefits

Low Neighborhood Opportunity Tied to ED Visits for Asthma in Young Children

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Neighborhoods with improved socioeconomic and educational opportunity have lower rates of asthma-related emergency visits