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From Monroe Lerner and Odin
W. Anderson, Observers pointed out that, due to improvements in sanitation, nutrition, public health, and medicine, the health status of even the poorest and most disenfranchised Americans had improved. According to data collected by federal and state agencies, private groups, and professional associations, white Americans could, on average, expect to enjoy healthier and longer lives than most Americans of color. Likewise, middle-class and wealthy Americans used more medical services and suffered less illness than poor and working-class Americans. Nevertheless, many assessments showed these gaps to be narrowing.
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