Life Expectancy Gaps Within Cities - Tom Burkland

A few weeks ago in other of my other classes my professor shared a news article that showed a significant gap in the life expectancy of people living in Glasgow, Scotland (if i remember correctly).  This study ultimately showed that people in wealthier neighborhoods had a greater life expectancy than people living only a few miles away in poorer neighborhoods.  While i was trying to locate this news article i found that a similar scenario exists in Baltimore, Maryland.

In 2008, the results of an 11-month-long study showed that there was 20-year life expectancy gap between the West Baltimore neighborhood of Hollins Market and the wealthy Roland Park neighborhood. I am not very familiar with the Baltimore area, but perhaps some of you may be from the general area and may be more knowledgable about these neighborhoods.  While discussing the article about the life expectancy gap in Glasgow, my class had identified a number of variables that may contribute to the life expectancy gap.  Overall, it seems that residents of more wealthy neighborhoods have greater access to quality education, employment, and healthcare.  I don't recall how large the life expectancy gap is in Glasgow, but seeing that a 20-year gap existed in Baltimore was really surprising to me.  A gap this large is generally something one would expect when comparing developed and underdeveloped nations.

20-Year Life Gap Separates City's Poorest, Wealthy - The Baltimore Sun

-Tom