Did you know?

Washington DC - Ward 7 & Ward 8 Public Use Micro data Area (PUMA) 00104 has a poverty rate of 31%.

 

Washington DC is ranked #19 on the food insecurity list, and ranked #9 for childhood obesity (35.4%) where 47% of the children live in poverty.

 

Did you know that there are only 3 major chain grocery stores east of the river This is the equivalent of 1 store for every 47,151 people, while more affluent neighborhoods on the other side of town have 16 stores or one for every 8,911 people

 

Adult in Wards 7 and 8, have higher rates of chronic disease, poor health status, and premature mortality compared to that of Wards 2 and 3 who have lower rates of hypertension, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and diabetes compared to the city as a whole.

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