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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 10254
March 26, 2019
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council
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SUBJECT: UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER STUDY ON LIFE
EXPECTANCY IN TEXAS
The City Council has requested information about a recent study by UT Southwestern Medical
Center on life expectancy in Texas. The study finds that ZIP Code 76104 including the Near
Southside, the Historic Southside, and Morningside has a lower life expectancy than any other
ZIP Code in the state. This Informal Report discusses how the City is working with leaders of
local faith-based institutions, healthcare institutions, and business organizations to address the
with the goal of developing a strategy to improve the health and life expectancy
of residents in this part of Fort Worth.
Dr. Stephanie Pruitt, a researcher at UT Southwestern, published the groundbreaking report on
life expectancy across the state. Through her research, she discovered that Fort Worth ZIP Code
76104 has the lowest life expectancy in Texas at 66.7 years. work is designed to help
guide policies and programs that optimize health for everyone, regardless of their ZIP code. After
learning about this report, Pastor Kyev Tatum of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
invited Dr. Pruitt to visit his Morningside church and share her findings with community leaders
and residents.
Discussions between Pastor Tatum and Dr. Pruitt have resulted in an upcoming event to be
called
is set for Saturday, April 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, 2864 Mississippi Avenue. The agenda will
focus on creating a community conversation about life expectancy in the inner city of Fort Worth
and developing a long-term plan to address this critical issue. The event is being organized with
collaboration from the City of Fort Worth, local churches, chambers of commerce, the University
of North Texas Health Science Center, JPS Health Network, Medical Center, and
Texas Health Resources.
For further information, please contact Valerie Washington, Assistant City Manager, at 817-391-
6192.
David Cooke
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS