Mastodawn

When you can predict health outcomes based on postcodes, the issue is much more than individual choice.
Mothers and kids in the outer suburbs don't choose to be more obese than those in the inner suburbs. Obesigenic environments drive health inequities.
#obesity #sdoh #publichealth
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/postcode-lottery-means-some-mothers-and-their-babies-are-more-likely-to-be-overweight-or-obese-20250311-p5lipd.html?btis

Postcode lottery means some mothers – and their babies – are more likely to be overweight or obese

Moving from Melbourne’s north to the west brought home to Maddison Dass what researchers have just revealed – there is not equal opportunity for health in Melbourne.

The Age