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Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your health

  • Written by Jessica Owens-Young, Assistant Professor of Health Studies, American University
Does most of your paycheck go to rent? That may be hurting your healthFamilies that spend more on housing may have less to spend on their health.Tero Vesalainen/shutterstock.com

New data on health across the U.S. shows that high housing costs are harming Americans’ health – and that some communities are affected more than others.

The 2019 County Health Rankings, an annual collaborative report from the...

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