Better Neighborhoods May Buffer Impacts of Childhood Poverty

Low-income children who live in higher opportunity neighborhoods may be protected from some of the negative health impacts associated with growing up poor, according to a new study by researchers at San Francisco State University and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Higher opportunity neighborhoods tend to have more green spaces, better schools and greater access to social services.

Research has shown that children from low-income families are more likely to experience...

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