Health Disparities in a Diverse County: Investigating Interactions between Residents and Neighborhoods

作者: John P Barile

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摘要: This study evaluated the associations of individual and neighborhood level risk factors with physical health, mental stress in a diverse urban county. Relatively little research has attempted to disentangle interactive characteristics conditions underlying health outcomes disparities. To address this, survey data were collected analyzed from 1,107 residents living one 114 census tracts DeKalb County, GA. Using multilevel structural equation modeling techniques, this found that measures social built environment not associated under after controlling for income education. Alternatively, perceptions access care significantly perceived stress. also association between low poor was more pronounced participants who lived low-income neighborhoods than high-income neighborhoods. Additionally, Black reported better compared White when they highincome neighborhoods, Results further scientific understanding role processes disparities potentially help inform development programs policies related INDEX WORDS: Health disparities, inequality, Neighborhood environment, perceptions, Access care, Stress, Health-related quality life HEALTH DISPARITIES IN A DIVERSE COUNTY: INVESTIGATING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS

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