High Desert’s Black Residents Have Lower Life Expectancy
Recent data from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health show that black residents in Antelope Valley die on average four years earlier than black residents living in other areas of Los Angeles County and 10 years earlier than all county residents. County health officials said the lower life expectancy for black Antelope Valley residents could be the result of poor access to quality health care; health behaviors, such as diet and obesity; and education and employment levels.
- "For Antelope Valley African Americans, a Lower Life Expectancy" (Simmons, Los Angeles Times, 5/29).