"Where do you live?" - Dr. Prabhjot Singh
I'm a doctor in East Harlem, where residents die, on average, 10 years earlier than their neighbors just a few blocks south on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Many of my patients worry more about paying the rent than buying the medication they need to manage their diabetes or high blood pressure. That's why I've learned that one of the most important questions I can ask my patients during an exam is, "Where do you live?" In recent years, research has demonstrated that there's a strong relationship between safe and affordable housing and improved health says lead author of this Op-Ed, Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD, director of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
- Prabhjot Singh, MD, PhD, Director, Arnhold Institute for Global Health, Chair, Department of Health System Design and Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
