Health Affairs August 7, 2018
Brian D. Smedley Dennis P. Andrulis Steven H. Woolf

Opportunity is a core US value. All who reside in this country should have a fair chance to achieve their full potential, regardless of who they are or where they were born or live. While many think of opportunity in the context of education, occupation, and income, these resources are also a key pathway to health. But many millions of Americans are unable to realize their full potential, including optimal health, due to circumstances frequently beyond their personal control in the communities where they work, live, study, and play.

Ensuring that everyone can be as healthy, prosperous, and successful as possible is not only consistent with US values of fairness and inclusiveness, but is also good for the nation’s...

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