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The residents of West Garfield Park may not live as long as their neighbors in the Loop. According to public health data, there is a whopping 25-year difference in life expectancy between those two neighborhoods that are only six miles apart.

Chicago has the widest life expectancy gap of any major city in America. But despite the threat of looming federal funding cuts, experts on the ground continue to work to address the disparity. Reset looks at what the effort to shrink the life expectancy gap in Chicago looks like today.

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