Americans without a high school diploma are living sicker, shorter lives than ever before, and since the ’90s, life expectancy has decreased for people without a high school education.
A report from the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation reveals one more reason why the work of educators is of such crucial importance to the next generation.
The new policy brief and video explains the connection between better health and education. For example, people with less education face a serious health disadvantage, such as:
- Living shorter lives- In the United States, 25-year-olds without a high school diploma can expect to die nine years sooner than college graduates.
- Living with greater illness – By 2011, the prevalence of diabetes had reached 15 percent for adults without a high school education, compared with 7 percent for college graduates.
The bottom line is that education matters more now than ever. Learn more about the Education and Health Initiative and the video and policy brief released on the Center’s website.
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