In Chiquita Turner’s South Los Angeles neighborhood, she’s reluctant to walk her son and niece to the local park because she feels unsafe. In our series Listening to Low-Income Patients, the Commonwealth Fund’s Shanoor Seervai looks at how the crime, gang violence, prostitution, and drugs that mark many low-income communities can have far-reaching effects on residents’ health.
Listening to Low-Income Patients: Where We Live Matters to Our Health
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