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Erie County looks at new way to tackle old problem: serious health disparities
Sandra Tan
Publication Year: 2021
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While Covid-19 drew renewed attention to the local health disparities issue, the nature of the disparity has been known for a long time. Erie County fares worse on many state and national averages when it comes to premature deaths, lack of preventative care and childhood poverty among African American residents.