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City's Wealthier West Side Healthier, Too, Study Finds
Publication type (Carnegie):
Vancouver Sun: Article
Issue Title (Carnegie):
Flash! Woodward's Deal Announced
Date:
1996-02-15
Pages:
13
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Summary:
Article arguing that there is a positive correlation between living in Vancouver's West Side and having higher health. The study was conducted over a three year period from 1990-1993. The study found that the most significant advantage was that babies born within the West Side had a higher birth weight. Conversely, the study showed that residents of the Downtown Eastside, Mount Pleasant and Grandview areas suffered the most health problems.
Keywords:
Health; Downtown Eastside, Point Grey, Kitsilano, Dunbar, Riley Park, Sunset, Kensington, Renfrew, Killarney, Sunrise, Mt. Pleasant, Grandview; AIDS (Disease)