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Section 6: Do Social Inequities in Community Environments Lead to Behavior and Health Differences?

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To illustrate the differences in privilege and poverty, Dr. Zenk compares two disparate environments within the same city and provides data from several national studies that analyzed body mass index (BMI) across different communities with varying access to parks, fitness facilities, grocery stores, and fast-food venues. She also shares results of her team’s study of activity levels and their effects on health outcomes.