by Polis Center | Jul 14, 2017 | Health
About 45 percent of the U.S. population smoked in the mid-1960s. In the last half century, the rate has fallen by two-thirds, to about 15 percent. But the success is uneven, and the story is complicated. Smoking rates vary widely from state to state, city to city,...
by Polis Center | Jun 30, 2017 | Equity, Health
Retail access to various smoking products is an important consideration when discussing community action to improve a community’s health. Studies show that tobacco outlet density and proximity are linked to tobacco use–particularly in poor areas. We used...
by Polis Center | Apr 27, 2017 | Environment
This post comes from Ian Adams, our undergraduate Service Learning intern this semester. In light of Arbor Day this week, let’s talk trees in Indianapolis. As a whole, one-third of Indianapolis’s total land area is covered by tree canopy. Out of the 99...
by Polis Center | Nov 21, 2016 | Community Development
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by Polis Center | Nov 3, 2016 | Poverty & Income
This is part of our IndyVitals blog series, exploring the data behind IndyVitals.org. Poverty does not affect all populations equally. Unfortunately, women, people of color, and people with less education are statistically more likely to fall below the poverty line....