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He said poverty is one of the most effective predictors of a person’s overall health and <br />life expectancy. <br />“A very small portion of people’s overall health is related to the quality of the medical <br />care they receive,” he said. “A big part of people’s overall health is related to what we <br />call social determinants of health.” <br />The advisory council chose Zone 4 and Zone 6 to pilot the program. <br />Zone 4 is between Interstate 40 and Interstate 85 in central Orange County, and it <br />includes A.L. Stanback Middle and New Hope Elementary schools. <br />Zone 6 spans downtown Chapel Hill southwest to N.C. 54. Schools in Zone 6 include <br />Phoenix Academy, Carrboro Elementary School, Northside Elementary School, <br />Culbreth Middle School and Carrboro High School. <br />In the coming months, the Family Success Alliance will conduct a needs assessment in <br />each of the zones. <br />“We aren’t identifying what kind of programs are going to happen yet be cause we <br />haven’t really done that in-depth dive into the communities,” Shelp said. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners has allocated $100,000 from its social <br />justice funds for the future programs and services, Pellissier said. <br />