Health

How transportation can impact health in Atlanta

Data: National Equity Atlas, IPUMS USA; Note: Race/ethnicity groups with insufficient data are not shown; Chart: Axios Visuals
Data: National Equity Atlas, IPUMS USA; Note: Race/ethnicity groups with insufficient data are not shown; Chart: Axios Visuals

More than one in five U.S. adults missed a medical appointment last year because they didn't have a way to get to it, according to a report by the Urban Institute.

  • It's a problem that disproportionately affects women and households of color.
Kristal Dixon
May 22, 2023 - News

Marietta police partner cops and clinicians for mental health crises

Illustration of an emergency siren with a health symbol as the light.

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios

The Marietta Police Department has joined a growing number of law enforcement agencies with units focused on responding to mental health crises.

Why it matters: Along with solving crimes, police officers increasingly must also serve as crisis responders for people battling mental health issues.

Allergy season has gotten longer in Atlanta

Data: Climate Central. Chart: Alice Feng/Axios

Allergy season in Atlanta increased by 34 days on average between 1970 and 2021, per an analysis from Climate Central, a nonprofit climate news organization, Alex Fitzpatrick and Alice Feng report.

  • That's based on the number of days between the last freeze each spring and the first freeze each fall — essentially, the annual window during which seasonal allergy sufferers are most likely to rely on their antihistamine of choice to get by each day.
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