Eight Americas: Investigating Mortality Disparities across Races, Counties, and Race-Counties in the United States

September 2006 Eight Americas: Investigating Mortality Disparities across Races, Counties & Race-Counties in the United States The researchers wanted to find a way of dividing the people of the U.S. into groups based on a small number of characteristics such as location of county of residence, race, and income that would help demonstrate the most important factors accounting for differences in life expectancy. The researchers found that longevity is directly related to health system inequalities. The researchers propose that the public health system should also improve the way risk factors for chronic diseases and injuries are managed, so . . .