Parks are nice, but "poverty negatively affects Americans’ health over the long term."

Meme courtesy of a campaign supporter.

Artificial turf in a civic vacuum might as well have remained a brown field. We'll have more to say about this in the coming week, but for now, just think about the ways that poverty isn't healthy -- no matter how many parks you build.

Four Ways That Poverty Hurts Americans’ Long-Term Health, by Sy Mukherjee (Think Progress)

 ... Poverty cuts off vital resources to the poor and places them in an environment of ongoing stress — and that has long-lasting effects on Americans’ general wellness that can be difficult to reverse. Here’s how poverty negatively affects Americans’ health over the long term.