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How to Talk to People: The Infrastructure of Community

How to Age Up

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Social infrastructure as a Public Health Imperative

Neighborhoods with high death rates in the Chicago heatwave had a depleted appearance and lacked strong community organizations and viable public spaces./nThe neighborhoods with better outcomes had more community institutions and resources available to them./nResidents in neighborhoods with strong social infrastructure were more likely to survive the heatwave./nThe difference in death rates between neighborhoods was significant, with depleted neighborhoods resulting in a 10 times higher likelihood of death during the heatwave.

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