Research indicates that education is the strongest predictor
of long-term health and “individuals with lower income,
less education, and lower-status occupations and employment
have poorer health.”1 The Alliance for Excellent Education
cites a 2005 study by Dr. Peter Muennig which found that
the “consequences of educational disparities are striking:
adults with low educational attainment are more likely to die
precipitately from cardiovasculardisease, cancer, infection,
lung disease, and diabetes…”2