Georges Benjamin

We know that ZIP code matters, we know very clearly that things such as educational attainment, access and utilization of things like tobacco, physical inactivity, nutrition, the location of if they have access to things like grocery stores, all those things matter at the county level and at the local level.

Georges Benjamin

Far too many people, even with health insurance, still are having trouble paying their bills because of the health care costs, the other thing we know is there is a correlation between health care costs and people's mental health.

Georges Benjamin

That was good, to see that percentage of women getting first trimester prenatal care is up, we look at the whole range of maternal-child health care as a great barometer of access to care, because there has been an emphasis over many years of making sure that women and children -- even low-income women and children -- get access to health care.

Georges Benjamin

One of the more interesting statistics was the fact that cesarean... by Georges Benjamin

One of the more interesting statistics was the fact that cesarean sections were down.

Georges Benjamin

We have been seeing fertility rates go down, and I think it has a lot to do with women and men, couples in particular, having much more control over their reproductive lives.

Georges Benjamin

If you think about the things that cause premature death -- heart disease, perinatal deaths, tobacco-related diseases -- in many ways, those are spurred by social determinants.

Georges Benjamin