The Urban Health Penalty: New Dimensions and Directions in Inner-City Health Care
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The story of the nation's cities, their culture, history and evolution, is an inseparable part of the rich story of the United States. In recent times, however, to mention the phrase "inner city" is to conjure up any number of negative images—"crime ridden," "drug infested," "rundown" and "impoverished," to name just a few. A core symptom of these conditions is poor health status. And so, in the 1990s, for many, these urban areas have come to represent a sadder chapter in the American story.
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