Neighborhoods and health
Neighborhoods and health
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10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.05333.x
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2010-01-01
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Mair, Christina
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作者：
Roux, Ana V. Diez;Mair, Christina
社区或居住环境的特点可能影响健康，并导致健康方面的社会和种族/民族不平等。在过去15年中，对社区健康影响的研究呈指数增长。本章总结了这一领域的关键工作，特别关注慢性疾病的结果（特别是肥胖和相关的风险因素）和心理健康（特别是抑郁和抑郁症状）。实证工作分为两个主要时代：使用人口普查代理的研究和使用各种方法直接测量邻里属性的研究。在研究邻里健康影响的关键概念和方法挑战进行了审查。强调了该领域现有的知识差距和有希望的新方向。
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.