jason parnell. he has a great fan base. he is also the lead author of a comprehensive look at what is challenging in our region. talking with them first will provide a backdrop for the rest of the conversation. dr. parnell: thank you ray much, reverend blackman. hello? is that better? thank you. thank you for a. i did want to share the work that we have been doing for the sake of all which are started as a collaboration between scholars of washington university at st. louis, and st. louis university. just over a year ago, we released this report -- a comprehensive report looking at disparities through the lens of what we call the social determinants. not just outcomes, looking at educational, economic, and residential neighborhood factors that lead to health disparities. one of the most striking out comes talk about an average region is an 18 year gap in life expectancy between two zip codes. between north st. louis city, and am really african-american, and the jeff van loon neighborhood and st. louis county, predominately