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SHUTTERFINGER
a blog and gallery documenting the adventures of Ankur Vaidya
(balti)morbidity
a depiction of the three major morbidities afflicting our local patient population in Baltimore, Maryland -- a commentary on social and health disparities plaguing the streets I will train on as a student doctor
Artworks are composites made with appropriated images.
"In 2016, 694 people died of drug and alcohol overdoses in Baltimore City, a 56.6% increase from 2015. Of those who died of overdose in 2016, 454 people died as a result of heroin intoxication. This is more than the number of people who died of homicide in Baltimore City in the same year” ~ 2017 Baltimore City CHA
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“[T]here were 2,699 people estimated to be homeless in Baltimore City. Seventy-two percent are male, 28% female, and 83% are African American. Forty-four percent have a substance abuse disorder, 22% suffer from mental illness, 4% have HIV/AIDS. The percentage of people experiencing homelessness has decreased by 5% since 2015, and ... the unsheltered count has increased by 62%” ~2017 Baltimore City CHA
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“[T]here has been a considerable increase in the homicide rate, with the rate increasing from 3.4 homicides per 10,000 residents in 2014 to 5.2 in 2016. The youth homicide mortality rate is 31.3 per 10,000. As with the rest of the United States, homicides and non-fatal shootings are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in youth aged 15-24 years” ~ 2017 Baltimore City CHA
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