Chicago Families Work to Close 20-Year Life Expectancy Gap

Chicago Families Work to Close 20-Year Life Expectancy Gap

Source: andreswd / Getty A Chicago family is challenging the city’s extreme life expectancy gap. WBEZ Chicago followed 27-year-old Daevon Reynolds, his mother, Tosheika Thomas, and his grandmother, Linda Thomas, all lifelong residents of Chicago’s West Garfield Park community.  All three family members echoed concerns about violence and the change in neighborhood norms from days past, where respect was a given between neighbors. As WBEZ explaine…

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Source: andreswd / Getty A Chicago family is challenging the city’s extreme life expectancy gap. WBEZ Chicago followed 27-year-old Daevon Reynolds, his mother, Tosheika Thomas, and his grandmother, Linda Thomas, all lifelong residents of Chicago’s West Garfield Park community.  All three family members echoed concerns about violence and the change in neighborhood norms from days past, where respect was a given between neighbors. As WBEZ explaine…

Chicago Families Work to Close 20-Year Life Expectancy Gap

Source: andreswd / Getty A Chicago family is challenging the city’s extreme life expectancy gap. WBEZ Chicago followed 27-year-old Daevon Reynolds, his mother, Tosheika Thomas, and his grandmother, Linda Thomas, all lifelong residents of Chicago’s West Garfield Park community.  All three family members echoed concerns about violence and the change in neighborhood norms from days past, where respect was a given between neighbors. As WBEZ explaine…