Diabetes
Rates among group (census tract)
A resident in Hartford’s NHPZ is more than 4x as likely to suffer from diabetes as a resident in the city’s downtown neighborhood.
1 out of 2 black women in the NHPZ suffer from hypertension (high blood pressure), a rate nearly 50% higher than experienced by caucasian women statewide.
Hypertension
Rates among group (census tract)
Obesity
Rates among group (census tract)
Obesity significantly increases the likelihood of diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. A Hartford resident living three blocks north of Dunkin’ Park stadium is 2x more likely to suffer from obesity than a resident living three blocks south.
North Hartford residents live, on average, nearly 16 years less than their West Hartford neighbors.