Smedley
GREENVILLE, N.C. (2/3/12)
— Health disparities among demographic groups are a well-researched topic, but disparities among geographic groups may be just as significant.
That was the message of Dr. Brian Smedley, the keynote speaker at the eighth annual Jean Mills Health Symposium, held Friday, Feb. 3, at the Greenville Hilton.
"Often, when it comes to health, your ZIP code is a better predictor than your genetic code," said Smedley, vice president and director of the
Health Policy Institute at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C.
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