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My work as a DEI expert for institutions in the health ecosystem (think pharma, medical schools, hospital systems, etc.) has made one thing consistently clear: finding solutions to health disparities means addressing the issue of poverty. The two are inextricably intertwined, and businesses must lead out front. A recent study outlined poverty’s impact on mortality in the U.S. and highlighted the seldom-explored intersections between poverty and death. Put simply, poverty is dire for our health and is the 4th greatest cause of death in the U.S., behind heart disease, cancer, and smoking. We’re in a time of runaway inequality, with
