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18. When Is a Natural Disaster Good for Your Health?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Hurricane Katrina Survivor Mortality - Does Place Matter in Life?

Study shows that when it comes to life expectancy and health, where we live really matters. People who did best financially after katrina were the ones who moved away. Don berwick: Your health is still very responsive to where you live, even later in life. In london, from west end to east london, there's a difference of 27 years in life expectancy between two areas.

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