Journal article
Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums
The Lancet (British edition), v 389(10068), pp 559-570
04 Feb 2017
PMID: 27760702
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Abstract
In the first paper in this Series we assessed theoretical and empirical evidence and concluded that the health of people living in slums is a function not only of poverty but of intimately shared physical and social environments. In this paper we extend the theory of so-called neighbourhood effects. Slums offer high returns on investment because beneficial effects are shared across many people in densely populated neighbourhoods. Neighbourhood effects also help explain how and why the benefits of interventions vary between slum and non-slum spaces and between slums. We build on this spatial concept of slums to argue that, in all low-income and-middle-income countries, census tracts should henceforth be designated slum or non-slum both to inform local policy and as the basis for research surveys that build on censuses. We argue that slum health should be promoted as a topic of enquiry alongside poverty and health.
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- Title
- Improving the health and welfare of people who live in slums
- Creators
- Richard J Lilford - Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. Electronic address: r.j.lilford@warwick.ac.ukOyinlola Oyebode - Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKDavid Satterthwaite - International Institute for Environment and Development, London, UKG J Melendez-Torres - Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKYen-Fu Chen - Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKBlessing Mberu - African Population and Health Research Centre, Manga Cl, Nairobi, KenyaSamuel I Watson - Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKJo Sartori - Warwick Centre for Applied Health Research and Delivery, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKRobert Ndugwa - Global Urban Observatory, Research and Capacity Development Branch, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Nairobi, KenyaWaleska Caiaffa - School of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, BrazilTilahun Haregu - African Population and Health Research Centre, Manga Cl, Nairobi, KenyaAnthony Capon - United Nations University, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaRuhi Saith - Oxford Policy Management, New Delhi, IndiaAlex Ezeh - African Population and Health Research Centre, Manga Cl, Nairobi, Kenya; School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Publication Details
- The Lancet (British edition), v 389(10068), pp 559-570
- Publisher
- Elsevier; England
- Grant note
- WMCLAHRC-2014-1 / Department of Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000393283400038
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85005790418
- Other Identifier
- 991014878285504721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health