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People with higher education levels tend to live longer, healthier lives. But some African American kids in low-income communities are faced with many barriers that keep them from receiving the education they need. One man in a majority black neighborhood in Indianapolis hopes football can help keep kids in school and out of trouble.

Standing in her home, Shalonda Cooper points to an old picture of her mom, Windora.“See how she looks here?” Shalonda asks. “She looks healthy! Look at…

The opioid epidemic caused U.S. life expectancy to fall for the second year in a row, marking the first time that has happened since the early 1960s. Death rates also continued to rise.

Geographic inequality in life span is growing in the United States, with people in some counties living more than 20 years longer than those in others.

Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.

In Indianapolis, wealth determines health. If you live in a low-income neighborhood in our city, there's a good chance you’ll die earlier - 14 years…

In the poorest neighborhoods in Indianapolis, people live sicker, shorter lives. What would it take to narrow the health gap?Explore this seriesFew…

In the past 50 years, better medical care and healthier habits have greatly reduced the risk of dying young from heart disease. But the obesity epidemic threatens to reverse that happy trend.

A study of Social Security and tax records says poor people live longer in some cities than in others, and it's not clear why.

Grandparents often help out with homework, baby-sitting and cooking. Historically, that elderly help and care might have given the grandkids an evolutionary payoff — the longer-lived, the better.