A hospital system's study of Chicago neighborhoods finds wide health disparities, including with post-traumatic stress disorder. The Sinai Urban Health Institute released a survey drawing upon responses from roughly 2,000 residents in nine Chicago neighborhoods.
Roughly 7% of U.S. adults experience PTSD during their lifetimes. However, residents in some Chicago neighborhoods report PTSD symptoms at more than four times that rate. The report says 34% of Puerto Ricans reported symptoms, followed by 20% of blacks.
The study also shows 25% of blacks report having unmet dental care needs compared with 13% of whites. In Gage Park on Chicago's southwest side, about 37% of adults had unmet dental care needs. The survey was funded with a $1 million grant from The Chicago Community Trust.
