We at Anthem Opinions...love to get emails, and once
in a while, we find them so interesting, we want to share them with the
community.
Here's one we got one from a valued reader, Shep Rose..
...and to Shep....thanks for sharing
!
What's in a Zip
Code...You'd be Surprised!
by
Shep
Rose
(former Federal Judge...and current
Sun City Anthem
Resident)
Sun City Anthem,Henderson is a senior community lying in two
zip codes:
89052...which abuts zip code 89183, and zip code 89044 which
lies south of both zip codes.
Zip code 89183 is northwest of
Henderson Executive Airport and St.Rose Parkway.
It has the highest life expectancy of any Clark County zip
code studied.
... 87
years!!
However, the article in Thursday’s Las
Vegas Review Journal, March 5, 2015, Nevada section,”B”, on pages 1B and
6B, by Steven Moore, entitled “Strip life is a blast-as long as it lasts”, got my
attention, and I in turn made an attempt to contact him regarding his
findings.
I got his voicemail,and asked: The
article does not mention Zip Codes 89052 or 89044.
Was life expectancy studied for these zip
codes?
The article cites a map released
Wednesday by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Society and Healthy,and cites this Center’s
associate director for research ,Derek
Chapman.
I searched online:
This Center has published extensive
prior research in Alameda County,California, comparing
..affluent high income communities with most families having:
jobs, medical insurance and primary provider
doctors...
.. as compared
with:
"skid row”zip codes where the majority of residents have no
well-paying jobs, no primary providers, no health
insurance.....I might add: no jobs,are heavy smokers,
alcoholics.
These have lower life expectancy !
SURPRISE??
I found online contact information
for:
I got his voice mail,and I asked if zip codes 89044 and 89052 life expectancy
had been researched?
BUT...in reviewing the zip codes researched in the article, a
senior 55+ community, Sun City Summerlin, which lies
in zip code 89134, is listed!
Zip code 89134 has a life expectancy of 83 years !
All of zip codes 89052, 89044,(Sun City Anthem), and 89134 (Summerlin) and 89183 have
not only school age children populations and public
schools...
...both elements lacking in 55+ senior communities.
To expand the thought: According to
...there are twelve (12) senior
55+ communities in Clark County,Nevada.
I have found life expectancies not only for zip code 89134 in which zip code lies Sun City
Summerlin,
life expectancy: 83
years...
but also:
Siena,LV, 89135 life expectancy:
81 years
Solera at Stallion Mountain, 89122
life expectancy: 77 years
Promenade at the Meadows, 89107 life
expectancy: 77 years
Rancho Las Brisas, 89147 life
expectancy: 82 years
.
.
The other senior 55+ communities in Clark County lie in zip
codes not mentioned in the article.
They are:
Sun City MacDonald Ranch, zip code 89012
Sun City Aliante, zip code 89084
Solera at Anthem, zip code 89044
Los Prados, zip code: 89130
Ardiente, zip code: 89081
The Club at Madiera Canyon, zip code
89044.
Comments and feedbacks welcomed on my tentative conclusion:
Senior 55+communities have higher median age than the
communities surrounding them in the same zip code.
Furthermore, as stated in the article, senior community
residents have: steady income, health insurance, primary providers, etc.
Higher median age brings with it morbidity and mortality
associated with advanced age.
It was just learned that Mr. Rose just received a response from the above referenced Dr. Derek Chapman. We'll print that tomorrow.
Stay tuned !
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It was just learned that Mr. Rose just received a response from the above referenced Dr. Derek Chapman. We'll print that tomorrow.
Stay tuned !
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