Journal article
Neighborhoods and health
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v 1186(1), pp 125-145
Feb 2010
PMID: 20201871
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Abstract
Features of neighborhoods or residential environments may affect health and contribute to social and race/ethnic inequalities in health. The study of neighborhood health effects has grown exponentially over the past 15 years. This chapter summarizes key work in this area with a particular focus on chronic disease outcomes (specifically obesity and related risk factors) and mental health (specifically depression and depressive symptoms). Empirical work is classified into two main eras: studies that use census proxies and studies that directly measure neighborhood attributes using a variety of approaches. Key conceptual and methodological challenges in studying neighborhood health effects are reviewed. Existing gaps in knowledge and promising new directions in the field are highlighted.
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- Title
- Neighborhoods and health
- Creators
- Ana V Diez Roux (Corresponding Author) - University of MichiganChristina Mair - University of Michigan
- Publication Details
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v 1186(1), pp 125-145
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000277908000008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77249149394
- Other Identifier
- 991020099638704721
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